Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
November 24, 2025
Submitted
December 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38443
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
31655
Aircraft time
46,482 hours, 16,798 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

TWO CRACKS SIGNAL NOTED AT STAB RT SIDE HSS 157.10, FIRST CRACK L=0.416 INCH LOCATED TO 9.356INCH FWD FROM AFT SPAR, SECOND CRACK L=0.381INCH LOCATED TO 16.500 INCH FWD FROM AFT SPAR. (PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR AT RH HORIZONTAL STAB AT STAB STA 157.10 AND 16.5" FWD FROM AFT SPAR THIS REPAIR IS A CATEGORY "B",