Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 27, 2020
Submitted
May 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53442
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33536
Aircraft time
35,940 hours, 12,427 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT STATION 120.30 HAS 2 CRACKS AT CENTER SECTION CLOSE TO DRAIN HOLE. CUTOUT DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-10-0 1 REPAIR 11. INITIATED DIP TO PERFORM DETAILED VISUAL AND LFEC I NSPECTION AT 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER REFERENCE SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 T ABLE 204 PAGE 223. SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9733762 FOR WORK ACC OMPLISHED. REVIEWED TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT D.I.P. INITIATED FOR REPEAT INSPECTIONS REF: SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. Q/C REVIEWED. Q/C REVIEWED. RECORDS UPDATE INIT: AT 56,000 TAFC WILL ITO TO RIR (-0620) RIR: EVERY 9,000 F/C............LT/U224600