Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 26, 2019
Submitted
January 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18243
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28806
Aircraft time
64,601 hours, 23,005 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
182A5301
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

RH HORZ STAB STA 92.70 VERT STIFFENER NO. 2 HAS VISIBLE CRACK. REF BY PEMCO NRS 2645N836. REPAIRED VERTICAL STIFFENER NO.2 AT RH HORZ STAB STA 92.70 IAW B 737-800 SRM. 55-10-09 REPAIRE 5 AND 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 15 A CATEGORY B REPAIR AND REQ INSPECTION THRES HOLD OF 56.000 TOTAL FIGHT CYCLES DUI AND EXTERNAL LOW FREQ. EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES. WORK, ENTERED. ITEM ENTERED IN ERROR LP# 4123717 WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS "N" FOR SDR AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED "Y" SEE SFR# 1023316