Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 29, 2011
Submitted
March 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36280
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31598
Aircraft time
24,593 hours, 8,326 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3080
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 STAB LOWER SKIN AREA FOUND CRACK AT STA 138, 70 AND 17 INCHES FROM FRONT SPAR (L/E). CRACK MEASURES 1/2 INCH LONG. REF EA 5510-01843,OP 1. REPAIRED CRACK PER EC/RA 5510--2163 INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIRED CRACK PER EC/RA 5510-02163 INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER WITH SOLID RIVET. ISSUED DIP PER EC/RA 5510 44.0008 FOR PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED. ISSUED DIP PER EC/RA -02163 PART 2, SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 2 PAGE 216 STEP 5 TABLE 204. 5510-02163 PART 2, SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 2 PAGE 216 STEP 5 TABLE 204. PERFORM A DV INSP OF THE RT HORZ STAB LWR SKIN REPAIR AT APPROX SS 138.70 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 3/28/11 PER B737 NDT PART 6 FIG 5. REF B737-800 SRM 55-10-01 REP 11 AND ECRA 5510-02163. DIP C/N 09993.