Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 24, 2021
Submitted
March 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73299
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34005
Aircraft time
46,407 hours, 16,566 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

2 CRACKS FOUND IN LT. HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT RIB STA 147. 90 AND 25"AND 32.5" FROM FWD SPAR(BOTH ITEMS CIRCLED AND CRACK M ARKED,VERIFIED WITH HFEC 737NDT PART 6 51-00-00-23) REPAIRED LT. LOWER HORIZONTAL SKIN STA 147.90 REF SRM 55-10-01 R EPAIR 11.SEE F/C L/P 9767418 FOR WORK ACCOMPLISHED.ISSUED DIP FO R INSP REQ-INSP THRESHOLD 56K CYCLES-DVI AND LFEC AT 9K INTERVAL REF 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-26 FIG 1.REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PA RA 5 TABLE 204 AND FIG 206. PLACED ON DIP. INSP REQ-INSP THRESHOLD 56K CYCLES-DVI AND LFEC AT 9K INTERVAL MORE REF 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-26 FIG 1.REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 PA RA 5 TABLE 204 AND FIG 206. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT VERIFIED REPAIRED PER SRM 55-10-01. RECORDS UPDATE Q/C REVIEWED. Q/C REVIEWED. INIT: 56K FC INIT(-2733) WILL ITO TO RIR RIR: 9K FC .....................DB/U359554