Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 30, 2011
Submitted
August 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78506
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
32832
Aircraft time
16,589 hours, 5,613 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A200041
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 FWD OF AFT SPAR CHEM MI LL SHOWS CRACK INDICATION AT ABOUT STA 253 AREA MARKED. REPAIRED PER ECRA 5510-02204. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSP PRIOR TO 61613 FLT CYCLS. THEN REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 9000 FLT CYCLES PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5510-02204. SEE ATT 00 08 FORM FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED. DIP CTL # 12474. RT HORIZ STAB LWR SKIN ANOMALY NOTED. PER ECRA 5510-02204 COMPLETED REPAIR. INSPECT REPAIR AT 61,613 TOTAL FLT CYC`S THEREAFTER EVERY 9,000 FLT CYC`S PER PART 2 OF ECRA.