Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
May 25, 2023
Submitted
June 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30017
Aircraft time
65,018 hours, 27,217 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40021
Part serial
000596
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

L/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 137, 16 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED L/H STAB LOWER SKIN IAW B737-900 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INTERVALS OF 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES.