Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
July 10, 2025
Submitted
July 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5167A
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32663
Aircraft time
67,470 hours, 30,095 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

L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN, A CRACK NOTED ON STAB HORIZ AT STA 147.9, 14.72" FROM FRONT SPAR.(<P>ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REINFORCING REPAIR EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STA 147.9, 14.72" FROM FRONT SPAR, MATERIAL USED: DOUBLER REPAIR (2024-T3 0.080) AND FILLER (2024-T3 0.063) IAW B737 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11 REV 23. THIS IS CATEGORY B REPAIR. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.</P>)

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