Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 17, 2021
Submitted
December 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73270
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31632
Aircraft time
63,820 hours, 21,874 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta138
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

R/H HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA 138.70 HAS A CRACK INDICATION JUST AFT OF EXISTING DOUBLER AND 10" FWD OF AFT SPAR AND FIGURE 206/REPAIR 11. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 TOTAL DETAILED VISUAL AND EXTERNAL LFEC. FLIGHT CYLCES. REPEAT EVERY 9,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. METHOD REPAIRED R/H HORIZONTAL STAB PER SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. PLACE ON DIP DO THE INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN TABLE 204/REPAIR 11 VERIFIED REPAIR GOOD.