Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924

Difficulty date
December 14, 2014
Submitted
December 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79402
Make and model
Boeing 737924
Aircraft serial
30119
Aircraft time
41,275 hours, 16,659 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN HAS CRACK INDICATION AT STAB STATION 129.50. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM STAB STATION 120 TO 129.5, LOG 9707 691. INSPECTION REQUIRED AT 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION. INTERVAL INSPECTION AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11, PART 5 TABLE 204. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL THRESHOLD INSPECTION WITHIN 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES FROM REPAIR INSTALLATION. THEN PERFORM REPETITIVE DV & LFEC WITHIN EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER.