Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 22, 2025
Submitted
June 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
55,484 hours, 16,491 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

RH HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT RIB 6 IB SIDE 18 IN FROM TE. GROUNDED - YES. PERFROMED REPAIR IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 ON R/H HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT RIB 6 I/B SIDE 18 I NFROM TE & RIB 6 IB SID 10IN FROM T/E & RIB 8 I/B SIDE 10 IN FROM TE THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND INTERVAL OF 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES FOR DVI AND LFEC.