Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 8, 2025
Submitted
March 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33210
Aircraft time
44,964 hours, 18,882 cycles
Part
Rib
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: POSSIBLE CRACK ON LEFT STAB INTERNAL STRUCTURE WEB 3RD RIB FROM FORWARD TO AFT LOWER SIDE LEADING EDGE AT BS 170.34. REMOVED DAMAGE RIB AND FABRICATED AND DRILLED REPAIR 'T' SECTION REPAIR ANGLE AND 2EA SHIMS. PER B737NG SRM 55-10-09-2R-5. REINSTALLED RIB AT LEFT STAB INTERNAL STRUCTURE. B737NG SRM 51-40-02.