Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
January 23, 2025
Submitted
January 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18223
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28932
Aircraft time
78,730 hours, 29,175 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

ONE CRACK SIGNAL NOTED AT RH STAB STA 129.50 I/B SIDE, 26.250? FROM REAR SPAR. (REF: AAR NR 1000025671) (REF: ESFR #1038234) REMOVED DAMAGE CRACK AND REPAIRED AREA AT T 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. REPEAT INSPECTIONS METHOD DETAILED HE RH HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN STA 129.50 26.25? FROM THE REAR VISUAL INSPECTION, EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (LFEC) IN SPAR ALL WORK DONE IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. THIS IS A C SPECTION, INTERVAL: 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES