Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 20, 2023
Submitted
May 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
51,654 hours, 15,157 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
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

SUBTASK 839-004 ONE CRACK INDICATION FOUND APPROX 1/8"L. LOCATION IS ON THE 92.70 STAB STA AND 101.90 OFF THE 101.90 FASTENER SIDE, FWD OF PREVIOUS REPAIR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED R/H LOWER HORIZONTAL SKIN WITH 2024-T3 IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH A 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS.