Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 21, 2019
Submitted
August 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76523
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
37101
Aircraft time
30,720 hours, 10,635 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER INSPAR SKIN CRACKED AT STA.157.10 AND 13" FWD OF REAR SPAR.(CRACK IS 1"LONG AND BLACK DOTS IN THE RED CIRCLE MARK END OF CRACK)HFEC HAS BEEN DONE. CUTOUT SKIN.FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM55-10 -01,REPAIR 11. INITIATED DIP TO PERFORM A DETAIL VISUAL AND LFEC INSPECTION AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREATER. REF.SRM 55-1 0-01,REPAIR 11, TABLE 204. OK TO DIP SKIN REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PERFORM A DETAIL VISUAL AND LFEC INSPECTION AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THERAFTER TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE. VERIFIED REPAIR COMPLETED PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 AND DIP ISS UED. QC QC REVIEW