Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 31, 2022
Submitted
November 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73275
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31593
Aircraft time
65,918 hours, 22,756 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

DURING C-SCAN INSPECTION AT GYR DURING D-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT STA 157.10 23" FROM FORWARD SPAR, 17" FROM AFT SPAR. CRACK MEASURED .5". WORK TRANSCRIBED FROM AERSALE NON-ROUTINE 23985. 23 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DOUBLER MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED PER L WORK TRANSCRIBED ON AERSALE NON-ROUTINE 23985. INSPECTION THRE ERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER REPAIR 11, DOUBLER THICKNESS 0.090" AND MEASURED 10" X 10". AL SHOLD 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND THEN PERFORM DVI AND LFEC EV REPAIRED CRACK DAMAGE PER SRM 55-10-01-2R REPAIR 11 PARAGRAPH 4B .2 FIG 204. HFEC PERFORMED PER NDT MANUAL 6-51-00-00 PROCEDURE