Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 29, 2015
Submitted
April 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39415
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
32826
Aircraft time
24,479 hours, 8,278 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
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 LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 147.9 & 17" FWD OF REAR SPAR. 1" CRACK MARKED IN BLACK MARKER CONFIRMED WITH HFEC IAW NDT 737 PART 6,51-00-00-23. CUT OUT DAMAGE. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW ECRA 5510-02524. INITIATED DIP TO PERFORM A DETAIL VISUAL & LFEC INSPECTION 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER INSTALLATION & AT INTERVALS OF 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204. QC IAW ECRA 5510-02524 LT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN REPAIR SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 203.