Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 3, 2015
Submitted
August 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77296
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34002
Aircraft time
33,742 hours, 11,679 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 STABILIZER LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED STATION 129.5. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT STATION 129.5 IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL COMPONENT FLY CYCLES. INTERVAL OF 9,000 FLY CYCLES THERE AFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01, SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PARTS 5 TABLE 204. INSPECT LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STATION 129.50 DV & LFEC AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES, THEN EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PG 218 TABLE 204 CATEGORY B REPAIR. DIP CONTROL NR 36230.