Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
September 16, 2012
Submitted
September 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16709
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28779
Aircraft time
47,241 hours, 15,886 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Skin
Part number
18240011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

LT STAB LOWER SKIN, FOUND CRACK .7500 INCH LONG AT STA 129.50 AND ABOUT 3" AFT FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01. ACCOMPLISHED FOR OTHER WORK COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY N4531. DIP ISSUED PRE SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11, STEP TABLE 204 TO READ INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 FLT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER "Q/C" ACCOMPLISH A DV INSP AT 56,000 FLT CYC THRESHOLD AFTER INST OF REPAIR USING LFEC INSP IAW NDT PART 6, 53-30-00, FIG 5. REPEAT INSP AT EACH 9,000 FLT CYC INTERVAL. SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11. DIP C/N 17445.