What was found
DURING OKAY TO CLOSE INSPECTION FOR THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE FOUND A CRACK IN RIB AT APPROX STAB STA 111.10. GROUNDED - YES. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED RIB IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2023
- Submitted
- April 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N553AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 34594
- Aircraft time
- 56,937 hours, 19,807 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 182A53033
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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