- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2015
- Submitted
- April 20, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737824
- Aircraft serial
- 33453
- Aircraft time
- 33,156 hours, 11,493 cycles
- Part
- Stiffener
- 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 NEEDS ACCESS CUT OUT FOR IN SPAR RIB STATION 129.50, STIFFENER 3 CRACK REPAIR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. INITIATED DIP TO INSPECT AT 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION & EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PG 218 DIP 33746.