Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36207
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30579
Aircraft time
36,923 hours, 13,038 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, LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACKED 2.250 INCH IN LENGTH ON THE I/B SIDE OF RIB AT STAB STA 129.5, 1 INCH FWD OF EXISTING DOUBLER. REPAIRED CRACKED SKIN REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 FIG 204. INITIATED 55-DIP CONTROL #13772 FOR REPEAT INSPECTIONS PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PAR.5 TABLE 204, WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD AT 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER INITIAL INSTALLATION, THEN DV AND LFEC INSPECTIONS AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES.