Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 16, 2024
Submitted
January 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
55,568 hours, 16,391 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STAB STA 157.10 (MARKED). GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LOWER SKIN IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH A INSPECTION THRESHOD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INTERVAL OF 9000 CYCLES.