Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 7, 2025
Submitted
March 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36481
Aircraft time
49,914 hours, 17,596 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

REQ'S ACCESS @ STA 111.10 FOR 4(EA) CRACKS IN RIB, REPAIR 11 REQUIRED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR CUTOUT HORIZONTAL SKIN FOR ACCESS, ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF CUTOUT, CLEANED EXISTING REPAIR HOLES, ACCOMPLISHED OPEN HOLE HFEC, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, B737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCESS 23 & 16 BOEING SOPM 20-30-03. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR, INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 56.000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES, METHOD IS EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, INTERVAL IS 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES REFERENCE B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-26, FIG 1.