Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 19, 2024
Submitted
September 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
58,329 hours, 17,565 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182A53013
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

(LATE FIND) WHILE INSPECTING FOR AN "OK TO INSTALL" L/H LEADING EDGE, FOUND TWO INTERNAL CRACKS AT STA LES 105.26 VERTICAL, SEGMENTS 3 AND 4. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED THE L/H HORIZ STAB AT STA 92.70 3EA LOCATIONS USING MAT BAC1505-100962 T-SECTION, BAC 1490-2793 ANGLE, .012 7075-T6 SHIM PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. GAINED ACCESS AND ACCOMPLISHED THE HORIZ STAB LOWER SKIN ACCESS PANEL REPAIR USING MAT .071 2024-T3 COVER PLATE, .250 2024-T351 DOUBLER AND SPLICES, AND .071 2024-T3 SHIM PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-8. ACCESS PANEL REPAIR IS A CAT "B" REPAIR AND HAS AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56.000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND AN INTERVAL OF 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-8.5.A. TABLE 203.