Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 20, 2009
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37277
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31595
Aircraft time
26,863 hours, 8,042 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T30063
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

LT STABILIZER LOWER SKIN SHOWS CRACK AT STA 129.50 APPROX .50 INCH WITH C SCAN LT STAB LOWER SKIN CRACK AT STA 129.50. REPAIRED PER ECRA 5510-02051, ACCOMP INITIAL INSP PRIOR TO 17,042 TOTAL FLT CYC`S AND THEN REPEAT INSP`S AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 9000 FLT CYC`S PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5510-02051.