- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2024
- Submitted
- April 19, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N303AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990
- Aircraft serial
- 30016
- Aircraft time
- 74,789 hours, 30,311 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 182A40017
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 135
- 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
L/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 135. 33 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS THRESHOLD 56,000 CYCLES REPEAT INSPECTIONS IN 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, DVI & LFEC IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 TABLE 204.