Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 11, 2026
Submitted
May 19, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
63,164 hours, 19,549 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400111
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

FOUND 1 EA CRACK INDICATION LOWER SKIN L/H STAB 138.70 AND S147.90 16 INCH LENGTH APROX AS MARK. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED THE L/H HORIZ. STAB LOWER SKIN STA 138.70 AND 147.90 USING MAT .071 2024-T3 AND .100 2024-T3 PER B737-80 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. REPAIR IS A CAT "B" REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES INTERVAL.