Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
October 2, 2014
Submitted
October 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53441
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
30131
Aircraft time
17,368 hours, 5,719 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 133-15 LE STATION LOCATED JUST INBD OF RIB 25 INCHES APPROX FROM REAR SPAR. CRACK FOUND TO BE 3/4 INCHES LONG & ENDS OF CRACK MARKED IN BLACK MARKER. FOUND WITH C SCAN MANUAL PART 6-55-10-1 & CONFIRMED WITH HFEC NDT MANUAL PART 6,51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. REMOVED CRACKED AREA. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. INITIATED DIP TO INSPECT REPAIR STARTING AT 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES & AT INTERVALS OF 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 ITEM 5 CATEGORY B INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS TABLE 204 FIG 206.