Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 6, 2023
Submitted
January 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
50,645 hours, 14,756 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

CRACK JUST INBOARD OF STAB STA 101.90 FOUND IN LOWER SKIN APPROX. 1" IN LENGTH. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED RIGHT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA.101.90 PER B737-800 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR IS CAT "B" AND HAS AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND AN INTERVAL OF 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.5.