Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 27, 2024
Submitted
January 31, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
56,501 hours, 16,822 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
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

ACCESS REQ AT STA 92.70 FOR 2EA CRACKS IN RIB, REPAIR 11 REQ. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED AREA WITH REPAIR 11 AT STA. 92.70 OF RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR, INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES, METHOD IS EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (LFEC) INSPECTION, INTERVAL IS 9,000 FLIGTH CYCLES, REFERENCE 737 NDT PART 6, 51-00-26, FIG 1.