Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 30, 2018
Submitted
August 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36280
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31598
Aircraft time
48,611 hours, 17,084 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40022
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Horiz 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

RT HORZ STAB LWR SKIN HAS 2 EA CRACK AT STAB SKIN STA 129.50 THE FIRST CRACK IS 1.25 LONG 27 INCHES FROM STAB FRONT SPAR AND THE SECOND CRACK IS 1.25 LONG 35 INCHES FROM FRONT SPAR. REPARED STAB SKIN REF SRM 55-10-01 REF FLEETCYCLE L/P 9614041 FOR WORK PERFORMED. REINSPECT AFTER 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES DV INSPECT ON DOUBLER AND LFEC ON SKIN UNDER DOUBLER EVER 9000 CYCLES. PERFORMED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 201 AND TABLE 203, INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES WITH INTERVAL EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES FOR DVI AND LFEC TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT INSPECTED QC REVIEWED. QC REVIEWED. RECORDS UPDATE...MB/V740009 INIT: 56K TAFC (WILL ITO TO RIR -2209) RIR: 9K FC...MB/V740009.