Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 15, 2026
Submitted
July 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87507
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31637
Aircraft time
58,761 hours, 21,283 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON RT HORIZONTAL STAB.LOWER SKIN, FWD OF AFT SPAR FASTENER ROW, 3 INCHES OTBD OF HSS 120.30. REMOVED ONE PRE-EXISTING DOUBLERS & 3 FILLERS. CUT AND REMOVED CRACK. NDT CONFIRMED CRACK WAS REMOVED, PREVIOUS CUTOUT & OUTER ROW FASTENERS FROM PRE-EXISTING REPAIR ARE GOOD. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER INCORPORATING PREVIOUS REPAIR AND ONE NEW FILLER. INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 AND SRM 51-40-02.