Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
April 30, 2026
Submitted
May 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843SY
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
40721
Aircraft time
39,856 hours, 26,318 cycles
Part
Skin
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

WO 104124 NR00018: SUSPECTED CRACK ON R/H HORIZONTAL STAB. LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA 120.3 RIB 9" AFT OF FORWARD SPAR. VERIFIED WITH HFEC - - PERFORMED HFEC SURFACE INSPECTION OF SUSPECTED CRACK AT RH LOWER HORIZONTAL SKIN STA. 120.3 RIB 9" AFT OF FWD. SPAR REF. 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00, PROC. 23. FOUND CRACK INDICATION. REMOVED EXISTING FASTENERSIN REPAIR AREA , CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IN ACORDENANCE WITH SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. REQUIRES HFEC PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4D1. ALL WORK PERFORMED BY AVIATION FUEL SYSTEMS REPAIR, INC. IN WO 2600R800 PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT. NO CRACKS NOTED. REF. B737 NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. PERFORMED HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION OF REMOVED FASTENER HOLES. NO CRACKS NOTED. REF. B737 NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. RII OF REPAIR COMPLETE. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR AND WILL REQUIRE AN MTI REF. SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 TABLE 204.

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