Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 19, 2024
Submitted
May 28, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
56,824 hours, 16,876 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
1B2A400112
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STAB. STA. 101.90 RIB LOCATED 9" FROM THE REAR SPAR. APPROX. 1.250" IN LENGTH. (MARKED AND IDENTIFIED END OF CRACK). GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN CRACKS 2EA. IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. USING MAT: 2024-T3 ALUMINUM. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR, INSPECTION THRESHOLD: 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. 9,000 INTERVAL.