Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 26, 2015
Submitted
August 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87512
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
33458
Aircraft time
24,728 hours, 8,612 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400116
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

FOUND DURING C SCAN OF RT LOWER SKIN OF HORIZONTAL STAB, CRACK INDICATION AT STATION 157.10, BETWEEN RIVET 16 & 17, AS MEASURED FROM AFT SPAR. CRACK LENGTH IS MEASURED ONE INCH LONG. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. DIP INITIATED TO INSPECT EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT 56,000 TOTAL COMPONENT FLIGHT CYCLES WITH REPEAT INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES.