Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 29, 2019
Submitted
November 3, 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
182A400115A
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

REF EA5510-01843 REV H . FOUND A CRACK RH SIDE HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA 157.1,MEASURED FROM THE AFT SPAR GOING FWD 9 INCHES . TE CRACK MEASURES 3/4 INCH IN LENGHT . REF FLEET CYCLE N/R 9700274 FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED PER SRM 55-10 -01 REPAIR 11 . INITIATED A DIP TO PERFORMAND INSPECTION THRESHO LD 56.000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVAL OF 9.000 FLIGHT CYLES DETAIL VISUAL INPECTION AND 9.000 FLIGHT CYLCES LFEC INSPECTION . REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PAGE 223 TAB LE 204. TOMC APPROVE DIP PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PAGE 223. INITIAL INSPECTION AT 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. REPEAT DVI AND LFEC AT 9000 FLIGHT CYLES THERE AFTER. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT VERIFIED. QC REVIEWED QC REVIEWED RECORDS UPDATE INIT: 56,000 TAFC OC: (-2526) WILL ITO TO RIR (-2527) RIR: 9,000 F/C DVI & LFEC