Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 18, 2022
Submitted
August 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
50,747 hours, 14,895 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100041
Part serial
SAIC1265
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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STAB STA 184.70 10 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE APPROX 1 INCHE LONG. AREA MARKED ON AIRCRAFT. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED L/H HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN CRACK AT STA 187.70 10 INCHES FROM T/E PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.MATERIAL ID 2024-T3 .100" PO1028431.1 AND 2024-T3 .071" PO102956.1 PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 TABLE 201 AND TABLE 203.REMOVED AND INSTALLED PANEL 331B AND 331BZ PER B737-800 AMM 27-41-21. REMOVED AND INSTALLED STABB TIP PANEL 335A PER B737-800AMM 55-10-00. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR THRESHOLD 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES