Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
November 19, 2015
Submitted
November 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33262
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
32402
Aircraft time
48,838 hours, 15,918 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400110
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 STABILIZER LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT APPROX STAB STATION 157.10, 23" AFT OF STAB FRONT SPAR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. DIP INITIATED TO INSPECT THE EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT 56,000 TOTAL COMPONENT FLIGHT CYCLES WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.