Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 31, 2012
Submitted
October 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30094
Aircraft time
35,553 hours, 14,636 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
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

LOWER FORWARD OUTBOARD CORNER OF RIB NUMBER 10 CRACKED (WHERE RIB OVERLAPS LOWER ANGLE OF FRONT SPAR). INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER EA B737-55-026751.