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
186A100041
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

LT STAB CRACK INDICATION NOTED STA 1.1.90, MEASURES 1 INCH LONG AND LOCATED 19 INCHES FROM L/E (FRONT SPAR). REPAIRED LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN AT STA 101.9 IAW EC/RA 5510-02149. ISSUED DIP TO PERFORM DV & LFEC, REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204 AT 56,000 CYCLES & REPETATIVE EVERY 9000 CYCLES THEREAFTER. "Q/C" INSPECT THE LT HORZ STAB SKIN REPAIR AT STA 101.90, 19 INCHES AFT OF L/E FNT SPAR 56,000 FLT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION (DATE 2/13/2011) PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR #11 PARA 5. PERFORM A DV INSP AND EXT LOW FREQ EDDY CURRENT (LFEC) AT 9,000 FLT CYC INTERVALS AFTER 56,000 FLT CYC DIP C/N 09223.