Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
August 14, 2010
Submitted
August 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14704
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28765
Aircraft time
40,797 hours, 13,432 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
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

RT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER IN SPAR SKIN HAS 2 INCH LONG CRACK AT STA 129.50. REPAIRED PER EC/RA 5510-02112 INITIATED DIP TO READ AS FOLLOWS ACCOMPLISH DETAILED VISUAL AND LFEC INSP PRIOR TO TOTAL A/C FLT CYCLES OF 22432 AND REPEAT THEREAFTER AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 9000 FLT CYCLES PER PART 2.