Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 24, 2015
Submitted
May 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39297
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34003
Aircraft time
32,590 hours, 11,312 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB CRACK INDICATION FROM C SCAN INSPECTION, VERIFIED WITH HFEC, STATION 147.9, 7TH OR 8TH RIVET BACK FROM LE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. INITIATED DIP TO INSPECT AT 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION & EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. M2473 INITIAL INSPECT AT 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION & REPEAT INSPECTION EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204.