Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
April 3, 2023
Submitted
April 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N25705
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
28766
Aircraft time
77,491 hours, 27,915 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta129.50 I/B
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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 HAS A 0.750 CRACK LOCAQTED AT ATAB STA 129.50 I/B RIVET ROW 19.00 FROM FRUNT SPAR REF NDTM UAL PART 6 SECTION 55-10-01 REF AAR N/R 974677 REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR BETWEEN STAB STA 138.7 AND 147.9 COTOUT DAMAGED AREA STA 129.5 19IN FROM FRONT SPAR AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER SIZE 16X28 ACTUAL STAB STA 124 STA 152 REF B737 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11 THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR INSP THRESHOLD