Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 31, 2017
Submitted
April 4, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87531
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
39999
Aircraft time
20,932 hours, 7,119 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

TWO CRACKS INDICATED WHILE PERFORMING C-SCAN ON THE LT HORIZONAL STAB HSS 129.5 APPROXIMATELY 8 AND 14 INCHES FROM THE T/E. VERIFIED THE CRACKS WITH EDDY CURRENT. CUT OUT THE DAMAGED AREAS AND INSTALLED REPAIRS IAW SRM 55-10-0 1 REPAIR 11.