What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. VERTICAL RIB CRACKED INSIDE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER 27 INCHES IN FROM INBOARD END OF 2ND RIB FROM FORWARD EDGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR ON RIB PER SRM 55-10-09-2R.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2018
- Submitted
- April 11, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N957AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29541
- Aircraft time
- 50,728 hours, 21,030 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 182A5301
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.