Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 11, 2021
Submitted
August 31, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
49,463 hours, 14,349 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40021
Part serial
SAIC1083
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

L/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 138.0 9 INCHES FWD OF T/E. GROUNDED - YES. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED LOWER SKIN IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THERESHOLD OF 56,0000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND A REPEAT INTERVAL OF 9,0000 FLIGHT CYCLES.