Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 30, 2025
Submitted
August 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35196
Aircraft time
52,771 hours, 18,950 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 HORIZONAL STAB LOWER SKIB CRACKED AT INBD SIDE OF RIB 2 12IN FROM T/E. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT INBD SIDE OF RIB 2 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD AT 56,000 FLT CYCLES AND A INTERVAL INSPECTION AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY METHOD OF DVI & LFEC.