Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 30, 2021
Submitted
October 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
56,562 hours, 16,444 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40013
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FOUND CRACK ON THE L/H H-STAB LOWER SKIN BETWEEN STA STA. 138.70 AND 147.90 APROX. 1" LONG.MARKED ENDS OF CRACK AND CRACK LOCATION IN BLACK. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR AS REQUIRED IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.REPAIR IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.