Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 29, 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
Lt 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

LH LOWER HORIZONTAL SKN REPAIR REQUIRED FOR ACCESS TO STA. 92.7 RIB REPAIRS AT STIFFENERS #1 AND #2. CUT OUT SKIN FOR ACCESS TO RIB REPAIR. FABRICATED AND IUNSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-10-01,REPAIR 11. INITIATED DIP TO PERF ORM A DETAIL VISUAL AND EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS OF 9,000 FLIGH T CYCLES THEREAFTER. REF. SRM 55-10-01,REPAIR 11,TABLE 204,P.223 AND 224. SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG PAGE 9735010 FOR ALL WORK PERORMED. INITIATED DIP TO PERF ORM A DETAIL VISUAL AND EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION AT 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS OF 9,000 FLIGH T CYCLES THEREAFTER. REF. SRM 55-10-01,REPAIR 11,TABLE 204,P.223 AND 224. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT VERIFIED REPAIR COMPLETED ON FLEETCYCLE N/R AND DIP ISSUED QC RECORDS UPDATE QC REVIEW INIT: 56,000 TAFC WILL ITO TO RIR (-0625) RIR: 9000 FC ...RJS/U250018