Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737924

Difficulty date
December 15, 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 Panel
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER IN SPAR SKIN PANEL HAS CRACK INDICATION INBD OF SS 193-90. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT RT LOWER SKIN INBD OF SS 193.90. INSPECTION REQUIRED AT OR BEFORE 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES, & 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES INTERVALS THEREAFTER. NO CRACKS ALLOWED. INSPECTION WILL REMAIN ON ACFT INDEFINITELY IAW ECRA 5510-02481 PART 1. ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION OF RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN IAW ECRA 5510- 02481 AT OR BEFORE 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. THEN PERFORM REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS WITHIN EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER.