Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 22, 2022
Submitted
October 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
52,163 hours, 15,585 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100041
Part serial
SAIC1217
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. 129.5 24" FWD IF THE AFT SPAR. APPROX. 1.250" LONG (AS MARKED). GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LEFT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA 129.5", 24" FWD OF AFT SPAR USING MAT: 2024-T3 .100" ALCLAD DOUBLER AND 2024-T3 .071" ALCLAD FOR FILLER. REMOVED AND INSTALLED PANELS 331B AND 335A ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW B737-SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. B737-800 AMM 55-10-00-000-801, AMM 55-10-00-400-801, AMM 27-41-21-000-801, AMM 27-41-21-400-801. THIS A CATEGORY B REPAIR 56,000 FLT CYCLES THRESHOLD.