Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
February 3, 2012
Submitted
February 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37255
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30610
Aircraft time
36,929 hours, 12,937 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40015
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 STAB LOWER SKIN STA 129.50 FLAW DETECTED DURING C SCAN FORWARD OF PREVIOUS REPAIR LT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER INSPAR SKIN REPAIRED AT STA 129.50 IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. AFTER 56000 FLT CYC'S PERFORM INITIAL DVI AND EXTERNAL LFEC INSP. REPEAT AT INTERVALS OF 9000 FLT CYC'S PER STEP 5 A TABLE 204. PERFORM A DV INSP OF THE LT HORZ STAB LWR SKIN REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 129.50 AFTER 56,000 FLT CYC FROM DATE 2/03/2012 USING LFEC METHOD REF: B737 NDT 53-30-00 FIG 5 PART 6. REPEAT INSP AT 9,000 FLT CYC INTERVALS THERE AFTER. REF: B737-800 SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. DIP C/N 14485.