Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 22, 2019
Submitted
March 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78501
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31602
Aircraft time
42,241 hours, 15,141 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LT HORIZONTANL STAB LOWER SURFACE CRACKED AT STA 157.10. REF FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9657542 SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9657542 FOR DETAILS OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11. INITIATED DIP TO DO THE INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN TABLE 204/REP 11 AND FIGURE 206/ REP 11 AT 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND 9000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS THEREAFTER. INSP METHODS ARE A DETAILED VISUAL AND EXTERNAL LFEC PERFORM REPAIR 11 INSPECTIONS AT THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. DVI AND LFEC INSPECTIONS AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC REVIEWED RECORDS UPDATE....TW QC REVIEWED INIT: 56,000 TAFC (INIT WILL S/O O/C#1 TO TRIGGER RIR#1 & O/C#2 TO TRIGGER RIR#2) RIR #1: 9,000 FC DVI RIR #2: 9,000 FC LFEC....TW