Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 13, 2022
Submitted
October 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
49,757 hours, 14,931 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100041
Part serial
SAIC1311
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 STAB LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED @STA 129.50. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKINS IAW 737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH A THRESHOLD OF 56,000 CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION EVERY 9,000 CYCLES.