Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 12, 2015
Submitted
October 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37298
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34004
Aircraft time
33,635 hours, 11,786 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER IN SPAR SKIN HAS A CRACK LOCATED AT STAB STATION 138.7, 25" AFT OF FRONT SPAR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT STATION 138.7 IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL COMPONENT FLIGHT CYCLES, INTERVAL OF 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PARTS 5 TABLE 204.