Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 14, 2017
Submitted
March 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12218
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28778
Aircraft time
58,670 hours, 20,877 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40011
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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN AT HSS 101. NINTY INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE HAS A .25 INCH CRACK. VERIFIED CRACK USING HFEC PART 651-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11.