Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
March 8, 2022
Submitted
March 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
33679
Aircraft time
62,515 hours, 25,024 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100040
Part serial
SAIC0288
Condition
Cracked
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 STAB LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STA 147 17 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPIARS MADE TO LWR SKIN OF L/H HORIZONTAL STAB 17 INCHS FWD OF REAR SPAR AT STA 147 IAW BOIENG 737-900 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH A 56,000 TOTAL CYCLE THRESHOLD AND REPEAT INTERVALS OF 9000 CYCLES.