Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 6, 2019
Submitted
October 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37252
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30583
Aircraft time
61,690 hours, 22,461 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

INSPECTED RH HORIZONAL STABILIZER LOWER IN SPAR SKIN PANEL FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT STA 129.5 AND AFT OF EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER ELB FOR DIP AND ESFR ONLY. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPA IR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE #9695603 FOR DETAILS OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED. INITIATED DIP TO DO ADD EMP: U246860 THE INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN TABLE 204 AND FIGURE 206 OF REPAIR 11, INITIAL INSPECTION AT 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT I NSPECTIONS AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES. INSPECTION METHODS ARE DVI AND EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT. PERFORM DVI OFT THE REPAIR DOUBLER AND EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION OF THE DOUBLER AND SPAR CHORD UNDER THE DOUBLER PER SRM 55-10-01 RPR 11 PAR 5 AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND EVERY 9000 CYCLES THEREAFTER TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC RECORDS UPDATE...