Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 29, 2016
Submitted
December 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76529
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31652
Aircraft time
20,542 hours, 6,905 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

CRACK FOUND AT RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT STA 129.5 APPROX 18" FROM T/E AND .375 I/B OF I/B FASTENER ROW. CRACK LENGTH 1.125" CUTOUT AREA AT RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN STA 129.5 PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01 FIG 204 REPAIR 11, HFEC INSP AT CUTOUT AREA PER 51-00-00-23, FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 55-10-01, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND SKIN PER SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01 FIG 204 REPAIR 11 SHEET 213. DIP REQUIREMENTS FOR RE-INSPECTION INITIATED ON ELB.