Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 26, 2019
Submitted
March 29, 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
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 HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SURFACE CRACKED CLOSER TO FRONT SPAR STA 101.9 - REF FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9657545 SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9657545 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 A DVI INSPECTION AND A LFEC INSPECTION AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND EVERY 900 CYCLES THEREAFTER PER SRM 55-10-01 RPR 11 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC. QC. RECORDS UPDATE INIT: 56,000 TAFC; AUTO-ITO TO RIR(-2375) RIR: 9,000 F/C.......DH.