Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 30, 2023
Submitted
October 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
63,312 hours, 18,544 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 STAB LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 101.90 FORWARD OF DRAIN HOLE. (MARKED). GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT STA 101.90 FORWARD OF DRAIN HOLE IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSPCTIONS OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES WITH A DVI AND LFEC EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.