Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 2, 2024
Submitted
December 25, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
51,575 hours, 15,533 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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

CRACK FOUND OUTBOARD OF STAT 147.90 ON RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN MEASURING 1 INCH IN LENGTH AS MARKED. GROUNDED - YES. DAMAGE CUTOUT AND REPAIRED ON RH HORIZ STAB LOWER SKIN AT STA 147.90 BY INSTALLING REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW B773-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 RPR 11. RESTORED FINISH IAW B737-800 SOPM 20-44-04 AND B737-800 AMM 51-21-10. CATEGORY B REPAIR - REQUIRED DVI ON DOUBLER EVERY 9,000 CYCLES AND EXTERNAL LFEC INSP FOR SKIN UNDER DOUBLER AND SPAR CHORD UNDER DOUBLER IAW TABLE 204. B737-300 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. FOR ADDITIONAL HFEC INSPECTION OF CRITICAL ROW OF FASTENER HOLES AND EXISTING CUTOUT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON CUSTOMER CARD # G2081566 THIS IS CAT "B" REPAIR THIS CLOSES THE DEFECT.