Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 1, 2019
Submitted
October 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73283
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31606
Aircraft time
52,491 hours, 18,630 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

REFERENCE EA 5510-01843 REV H; FOUND ON RIGHT SIDE HORIZONTAL ST AB , LOWER SKIN, AT STAB STA 120.3 MEASURED FROM THE AFT SPAR GO ING FORWARD 10 INCHES. THE CRACK MEASURES 1/2 INCH IN LENGHT.MAR KED. REF FLEET CYCLE NON ROUTINE 9700273. R/H HORIZ STAB LOWER INSPAR SKIN STA 120.30 HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01 REP 11 COMMON DOUBLER INSTALLED JOINING PREVIOUS REPAIR AT STA 129.50 REF N/R 9700273 AND 9878044 INSP THRESHOLD AT 56,000 TOT F/C''S FOLLOWED BY REPEAT INTERVALS AT EACH SUBSEQUENT 9,000 FLT CYC''S PER STEP 5.A.TABLE 204 TOMC APPROVED, PERFORM INITIAL INSPECTION AT 56000 CYCLES AND THEN EVERY 9000 CYCLES AFTER THAT PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT VERIFIED. QC REVIEWED QC REVIEWED INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.