Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924

Difficulty date
March 20, 2025
Submitted
March 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37409
Make and model
Boeing 737924
Aircraft serial
30126
Aircraft time
62,955 hours, 26,232 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

REF W/C 5510-01843-001 RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER C- SCAN INSPECTION FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT RIB #7. STA. 138.70, APPROXIMATELY 7 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE, REF NDT PART 6-55-10-01, PICTURE ATTACHED, NEED TO REMOVE PAINT TO VERIFY THE EXACT SIZE OF CRACK AND LOCATION, PAINT IS TOO THICK. CRACK IS ON THE SKIN. ( L/P FOR DIP AND ESRF REPORTING PURPOSES. REF. BAM N/R 002530961 FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED.) REPAIRED R/H HORTZ. STAB. LOWER INSPAR SKIN PER B737 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. PLACED ON DIP FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER B737 SRM 55-10-01-11 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. REPEAT INSPECTIONS OF DVI AND LFEC INTERVAL 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. ( REF. BAM N/R 002530961 FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED.)