Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 11, 2017
Submitted
May 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87507
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31637
Aircraft time
31,521 hours, 10,852 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

R/H HORIZ STAB LOWER INSPAR SKIN HAS A .500 CRACK AT STA 157.10 APPROX 8" FROM REAR SPAR REF EA 5510-01843 REV E VERIFIED CRACK WITH HFEC NDT PART 6 51-0100 PROCEDURE 23 R/H HORIZ STAB LOWER INSPAR SKIN AT STA 157.10 8" FROM REAR SPAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01 REP 11 INSP THRESHOLD AT 56000 TOTAL COMPONENT FLT CYCS FOLLOWED BY REPEAT INSP''S AT EACH SUBSEQUENT 9000 FLT CYC''S PER STEP 5.A. TABLE 204