Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 19, 2023
Submitted
March 27, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33203
Aircraft time
40,813 hours, 17,026 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182A5304
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300 - Stabs
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: 0.306 INCH CRACK LOCATED LEADING EDGE INSPAR RIB AT STABILIZER STA 120.30 AND STABILIZER BUTT LINE 3.0602 INTERNAL AREA AT TRANSVERSAL RIB 1. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR OF CRACK LOCATED LEADING EDGE INSPAR RIB.