Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 20, 2014
Submitted
October 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38257
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30612
Aircraft time
45,240 hours, 15,976 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40016
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Horiz 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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN SHOW SIGN OF CRACK ABNORMALLY AT STATION 101.90 THE 3RD RIB INBD. REMOVED DAMAGE & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. DIP INITIATED FOR INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS.