Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737900

Difficulty date
November 4, 2021
Submitted
November 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72405
Make and model
Boeing 737900
Aircraft serial
30122
Aircraft time
56,894 hours, 23,294 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta 138.7
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

RH HORIZ STAB LOWER INSPAR SKIN CRACKED AT STA 138.7 DIRECTLY AC ROSS FROM DRAIN HOLE.CRACK IS APPROX .500 IN LENGTH(ENDS OF CRAC K VERIFIED WITH EDDY CURRENT AND MARKED) REPEAT INSPECTIONS-DVI 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND EXTERNAL LFEC 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES REF 737NDT PART 6,51-00-26 FIG 1. REPAIRED STAB INSPAR SKIN STA 138.7 REF SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.SEE F /C L/P 9786939 FOR WORK PERFORMED.ISSUED DIP FOR INSP REQUIREMEN TS AS FOLLOWS(INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. VERIFIED REPAIRED STAB INSPAR SKIN STA 138.7 REF SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.SEE F /C L/P 9786939 FOR WORK PERFORMED.ISSUED DIP FOR INSP REQUIREMEN TS AS FOLLOWS(INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES.