Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 2, 2019
Submitted
May 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33203
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30613
Aircraft time
61,481 hours, 22,113 cycles
Part
Skin
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 HORIZONTAL STAB HAS 1 SKIN CRACK AT APPROX., STAB STA. 120.30 10 1/2 " FWD OF THE AFT SPAR, APPROX 1/4" LONG. REF. FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9666039 FOR REPAIR CORRECTIVE ACTION. DIP REQUIRED PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. DEFECT WAS REPAIRED PER REPAIR 11 OF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PG 206. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS GIVEN IN PARA 5. / REPAIR 11. TABLE 204 PG 223. CATEGORY B INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLT CYCLES WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 9,000 FLT CYCLES DV AND LFEC METHOD.