Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 7, 2011
Submitted
March 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34282
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31634
Aircraft time
24,220 hours, 8,286 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
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 SHOWS CRACK INDICATION C-SCAN AT STA 129.50 1 INC LENGHT JUST I/B OF DRAIN HOLE. REPAIRED RT HORIZONTAL STAB PER ECRA 5510-02157. PARTIAL WORKED ACCOMPLISHED FORM 44.0008 ATTACHED. 36,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION PERFORM DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION & EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION AND AGAIN REPEAT EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER PER NDT PART 6 53-30-00 FIG 5 & ECRA 5510-02156.