Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 14, 2025
Submitted
October 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
66,572 hours, 19,991 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
Condition
Gouged
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN DAMAGED AT RIB 6 APPROXIMATELY HSS 138.7. GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED DAMAGE AT LWR SKIN FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS LENGTH=2.7", DEPTH=.041 IAW SRM 55-10-01-1A-2, FIG.103. REMOVED RT HORIZONTAL STAB. L/E PANEL & STAB. CAP IAW SRM 51-40-02. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA AT LWR SKIN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-1, REPAIR 11. FABRICATED, LOCATED & DRILLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. APPLIED ALODINE ON REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-20-01, APPLIED PRIMER ON REPAIR IAW SOPM 20-44-04. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. APPLIED TOP COAT IAW AMM 51-21-99. INSTALLED HORIZONTAL STAB L/E PANEL AND STAB. CAP IAW AMM 27-41-21-400-801, AMM 55-10-00-400-801. CAT.B REPAIR.