Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
February 13, 2011
Submitted
February 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79279
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31597
Aircraft time
24,728 hours, 8,433 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 STAB CRACK INDICATION NOTED AT STA 138.70, MEASURES .5 INCH LONG AND LOCATED 17.5 INCHES FROM T/E AFT SPAR REPAIRED STA 138.7 AT 10 INCHES AND 17.5 INCHES REF LP6112346 & 6112347 PER SRM 55-10-01 REP 11 & ECRA5510-02150.. REF ATTACHED 44.0008 FOR WK ACCP.. ISSUED DIP PER ECRA5510-02150 TO PERFORM DV & LFEC REF SRM 55-10-01 REP # 11 TABLE 204 AT 56,000 CYCLES & REPETATIVE EVERY 9000 CYCLES THERE AFTER. BOTH AREAS COMBINED TO 1 REPAIR //QC// RE-INSPECT RT HORIZ STAB LOWER SKIN STA 138.7 REFERENCE SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204 REQUIREMENTS 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION (DV & LFEC) AND REPEAT INSPECTION AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS. DIP CTL#09218.