Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 21, 2020
Submitted
October 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76528
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31663
Aircraft time
30,959 hours, 10,682 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 STABILIZER LOWER SKIN CRACK DETECTED AT STAB STA 184.70 APPROX 10.5 INCH FROM THE REAR SPAR. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 201 AND 203 CATEGORY B REPAIR DIP REQUIRED, AS PER TABLE 204 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FC AND A DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION AND EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT AT INTERVALS OF 9,000 FC THEREAFTER. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 201 AND 203 CATEGORY B REPAIR DIP REQUIRED, AS PER TABLE 204 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FC AND A DETAIL.VISUAL INSPECTION AND EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT AT INTERVALS OF 9,000 FC THEREAFTER TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT VERIFIED ALL WORK COMPLIED WITH IN FLEET CYCLE N/R 9757664 QC RECORDS UPDATE-AP QC REVIEW INIT: 56000 FC INIT WILL ITO TO RIR (-2697) RIR: 9000 FC AP U366012.