Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
February 11, 2013
Submitted
February 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78511
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
334459
Aircraft time
16,134 hours, 5,603 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40012
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 147
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

RT HORIZ STAB LOWER SKIN AT STA 147.90 BETWEEN THE 7TH AND 8TH RIVET FROM THE AFT SPAR INBD ROW SHOWS CRACK INDICATION RT STAB LOWER SKIN AT STA 147.90 HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11 REINSPECT AT 56,000 FLT CYC''S AFTER REPAIR BY DVI AND LFEC TECNIQUES FOLLOWED BY REPEAT INTERVALS AT EVERY 9,000 FLT CYC''S IAW STEP 5, TABLE 204. INSPECT AT 56,000 FLT CYC AFTER REPAIR INSTALLED AND EVERY 9000 FLT CYCLES INTERVALS THEREAFTER. REF SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11.