Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 29, 2023
Submitted
June 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87507
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31637
Aircraft time
50,349 hours, 17,552 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
/H Horz. 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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND: L/H HORZ. STAB LOWER SKIN, AT I/B FASTEN ER ROW STA. 175.50, 8.5" FWD OF AFT SPAR CHORD MARKED AT .900 L" , TRANSCRIBED FROM HAECO GSO N/R 9282802 INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. CATERG ORY B REPAIR INSPECTION THRESHOLD: 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES ME THOD DVI, AND EXTERNAL LFEC INTERVAL 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER B73 7-800 SRM 51-10-01-2R-11 TABLE 204, REF HAECO GSO MECH V890956 LFEC INSPECT THE SKIN UNDER THE EXTERNAL PART [1] DOUBLER AND INSPECT THE SPAR CHORD UNDER THE EXTERNAL PART [1] DOUBLER. PER FOOTNOTE [1] IN TABLE 204 OF SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 DETAILED VISUAL INSPECT THE EXTERNAL PART [1] DOUBLER. PER FOOTNOTE [2] TOMC APPROVED LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB SKIN LOWER SKIN DIP TO TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT ACCOMPLISH INITIAL DVI AND EXTERNAL LFEC AT 56,000 TOTAL ACFT FLIGHT CYCLES AND ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS OF DVI AND EXTERNAL LFEC EVERY 9,000 FLT CYCLES AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED REF SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 TABLE 204. CORRECTION: ABOVE SRM REFERENCE FOR INSPECTION THRESHOLD SHOULD QC STATE SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. RECORDS UPDATE QC REVIEW INIT : 56000 TAFC INIT WILL ITO TO RIR RIR : 9000 F/C.PK/U394517