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.3 HAS VISIBLE CRACK. REF BY PEMCO 2645N837. REPAIR VERTICAL STIFFENER NO.3 AT RH HORZ STAB STA 92.7 I.A.W B7 38-800 SRM 55-10-09 REP 5 & 55-10-01 REP 11 IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR & REQUIRES INSPECTION THRES HOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT C YCLES DVI & EXTERNAL LOW FREO. EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. WORK PERFORMED BY V927851. ENTERED. COMPLETE /RCL