Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
October 21, 2022
Submitted
November 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30165
Aircraft time
66,686 hours, 33,804 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A200024
Part serial
000657
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL LOWER STAB SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 147.90 MARKED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE INSTALLED NEW REPAIR AND APPLIED FINISH IAW B737-700 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH A 56,000 CYCLE THRESHOLD AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION EVERY 9,000 CYCLES TOTAL CYCLES AT TIME OF REPAIR IS 33,804.