Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 27, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76265
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31585
Aircraft time
33,724 hours, 10,521 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A200033
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 HORIZ STAB LOWER SKIN ANOMALY FOUND AT STA 101.90 AND 11 INCHES FROM REAR SPAR ANOMALY MEASURES .625 INCH LONG SKIN CRACK AT STA 101.90 RT STAB LOWER SKIN REPAIRED IAW SRM T/R 55-15 / 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 AND ECRA 5510-02161 REPAIR TO BE INSP AT 56000 FLT CYC`S AFTER INITIAL REPAIR FOLLOWED BY REINSP AT 9000 FLT CYC INTERVALS PER PARA 5 INSP REQUIREMENTS. PERFORM A DVI AND LFEC OF THE REPAIR ON RT H/S SKIN AT STA 101.90 WITHIN THE INITIAL INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES FROM 03/26/2011 AND ACCOMPLISH A REPEDITIVE INSP EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11, TABLE 204 AND TABLE 206.