Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 1, 2011
Submitted
March 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35260
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30855
Aircraft time
34,164 hours, 10,745 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100033
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

SUPPORT TASK - RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN SHOW CRACK INDICATION THRU C-SCAN AT APPROX STA 129.50 AFT OF DRAIN HOLE CRACK TRAVEL FWD-AFT REPAIRED RT LOWER STAB SKIN PER ECRA 5510-02152. PLACED ON DIP PER ECRA 5510-02152. PART 1 STEP 2 & SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PG 216 STEP 5 TABLE 204. SEE BACK OF N/R AND ATTACHED FORM 44.0008 FOR WORK PERFORMED BY PERFORM A DV INSP OF THE RT HORZ STAB LWR SKIN REPAIR AT APPROX STA 129.50 USING THE EXT LOW FREQ EDDY CURRENT (LFEC) METHOD AT THE 56,000 FLT CYC THRESHOLD AND 9,000 FLT CYC INTERV- AL THERE AFTER FROM DATE 3/1/2011 PER B737 NDT PART 6 FIG 5. REF B737-800 SRM 55-10-01 REP 11 AND ECRA 5510-02152. DIP C/N 09503.