Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 6, 2021
Submitted
November 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
50,038 hours, 14,614 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40021
Part serial
UNK
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

CRACKED INDICATION FOUND: L/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN I/B OF STA.147.90, 16.5" AFT OF L/E, 2.150" FWD OF REPAIR DOUBLER, MARKED AT .320"L .DOT: A373 GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED THE L/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN AT APPROX. 147.9 USING DOUBLER MAT.100 2024-T3 AND FILLER MAT. .071 2024-T3 PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. REPAIR IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.5 REMOVED DOT.