Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 29, 2023
Submitted
July 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35195
Aircraft time
45,744 hours, 16,173 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400111
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

L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACK INDICATION LOCATED BETWEEN STAB STA. 96" TO 98". ALONG REAR SPAR FASTENERS. APPROX. 2" IN LENGTH. (AS MARKED). GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED L/H HORIZONTAL STAB SKIN SS96 - SS98, CRACK FOUND. REPAIRED AREA IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. L/H HORIZONTAL L/E & TIP REMOVED & INSTALLED IAW B737-800 AMM 27-41-21 & AMM 55-10-00. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR, INSPECTION THRESHOLD: 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. EVALUATED HORIZONTAL SKIN IAW 737NTMPT.1 51-00-00 PROC 23.