Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 12, 2015
Submitted
April 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37293
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
33453
Aircraft time
33,156 hours, 11,493 cycles
Part
Skin
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 STAB LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT RIB STATION 129.50 AFT OF DRAIN HOLE. INSTALLED HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER IN SPAR SKIN EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION & 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01 PART 5 TABLE 204. INSPECT CATEGORY B INTERIM REPAIR AT 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLED & REPEAT EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES, DV & LFEC IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PG 218 TABLE 204. DIP CTL 13621.