Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
August 27, 2015
Submitted
August 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27724
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28791
Aircraft time
54,982 hours, 18,655 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40011
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 LOWER HORIZONTAL STAB SKIN HAS A 1.25" CRACK AT STATION 101.90, 11" FROM TE. LT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. PERFORM INSPECTION THRESHOLD AT 56,000 COMPONENT FLIGHT CYCLES FOLLOWED BY REPEAT INTERVALS EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW STEP 5 A TABLE 204.