Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
February 2, 2022
Submitted
February 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30857
Aircraft time
68,950 hours, 27,818 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40012
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

CRACK FOUND BETWEEN STAB STA. 120.30 AND 129.50 APROX 1.0" LONG. AREA MARKED ON H-STAB LOWER SKIN. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED THE R/H HORIZ STAB LWR SKIN PER B737-900 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.REPAIR IS A CAT "B" AND HAS AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES.