Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
February 9, 2020
Submitted
February 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76254
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30779
Aircraft time
62,285 hours, 22,473 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL LOWER IN-SPAR SKIN IS CRACKED @ STA 175.5 10" AF T OF THE FRONT SPAR. REPAIRED LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB SKIN CRACK STA 175.5, 10" AFT OF T HE FRONT SPAR REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. ELB IS FOR DIP AND ESF R ONLY. INITIATED DIP TO DO THE INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN.... TABLE 204, REPAIR 11 AND FIG. 204. SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9721698 FOR DETAILS OF WORK ACCOMPLISHE D. INITIAL INSPECTION AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES & REPEAT.TERNAL LFEC REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204 AND FIG 206. INSPECTIONS AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, INSPECTION METHOD DVI AND EX TOMC APPROVED DIP FOR INITIAL INSPECTION AT 56,000 CYCLES FOLLOWED BY REPEAT INSPECTION AT EVERY 9,000 CYCLES.