Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 27, 2026
Submitted
April 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14249
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28809
Aircraft time
77,272 hours, 29,906 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN PANEL RT SIDE, HSS 138.70 INBD SIDE L=1 INCH LOCATED TO 16.400 INCH AFTER FROM FWD SPAR. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR PARTS ON LOWER SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR PARTS AT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN PANEL RT SIDE, HSS 138.70 I/B SIDE, REMOVED WEB TO FOM AT RT HORIZONTAL STAB L/E, TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGE LWR SKIN PANEL, NDT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, NO CRACK SIGNAL. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, DOUBLER & FILLER, APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING TO REPAIR AND BARE SURFACES OF THE INITIAL SKIN, APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR AND REPAIR AREA, INSTALLED NEW REPAIR TO LOWER SKIN PANEL.