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
182A40011
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

EA 5510-01843 REV H; FOUND ON LEFT SIDE HORIZONTAL STAB, LOWER S KIN, AT STAB STA 129.5 MEASSURED FROM THE AFT SPAR GOING FORWARD 10 INCHES. THE CRACK MEASURES 3/4 INCH IN LENGTH. MARKED. REF F LEET CYCLE NON ROUTINE 9700271. COMMON DOUBLER INSTALLED ON L/H HORIZ STAB INSPAR LOWER SKIN BETWEEN STA''S 120.30 AND 129.50 IAW SRM 55-10-01 REP 11 INSP THRESHOLD AT 56,000 TOT FLT CYC''S FOLLOWED BY REPEAT INTERVALS AT EACH 9,000 FLT CYC''S PER STEP 5.A. TABLE 204 REF F/C N/R''S 9700271 AND 9700494 COMMON DOUBLER INSTALLED ON L/H HORIZ STAB INSPAR LOWER SKIN BETWEEN STA''S 120.30 AND 129.50 IAW SRM 55-10-01 REP 11 INSP THRESHOLD AT 56,000 TOT FLT CYC''S FOLLOWED BY REPEAT LFEC AT INTERVALS AT 9,000 FLT CYCLES PER STEP 5.A. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT REPAIR IS COMPLETE AND DIP ISSUED. QC REVIEW QC REVIEW RECORDS UPDATE INIT: 56,000 TAFC WILL ITO TO RIR (-2536) RIR: LFEC 9,000.............LT/U224600