Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 28, 2020
Submitted
May 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45440
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33535
Aircraft time
35,896 hours, 12,406 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
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

R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER IN-SPAR SKIN PANEL IS CRACKED AT STAB STA 157.1 APPROX 16" FROM AFT SPAR REPAIRED CRACKED SKIN REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 SEE HANGER NON- ROUTINE 9740028. INITIATED DIP TO INSPECT REPAIR AT 56,000 FLIGH T CYCLES AND SUBSEQUENT 9,000 REPEAT INSPECTIONS PER SRM 55-10-0 1 REPAIR 11 PARAGRAPH 5 TABLES 204 AND 206 TOMC APPROVES DIP WITH A INSP THRESHOLD OF 56000 FLT CYCLES AND A DVI AND LFEC AT 9000 FLT CYCLES PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT VERIFIED DIP INITIATED QC REVIEWED QC REVIEWED RECORDS UPDATE INIT: 56,000 TAFC WILL ITO TO RIR (-0622) RIR: 9000 FC ...RJS/U250018