Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 14, 2026
Submitted
July 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35200
Aircraft time
54,467 hours, 16,262 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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND: LT HORIZONTAL STAB. LOWER SKIN, INBD OF BS 184.70, I/B OF ROW OF FASTENERS AT .850"L 8.25" FWD OF AFT SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON LT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES, INSPECTION INTERVAL 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.