Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 22, 2025
Submitted
June 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
58,483 hours, 17,534 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

LH HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN IS CRAKED AT RIB 7 IB SIDE 26 IN FROM TE. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED L/H HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT RIB 7 I/B SIDE 26IN FROM T/E IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES & INTERVAL INSEPCTION AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY DVI & LFEC INSPECTION.