Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 14, 2015
Submitted
May 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78509
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31638
Aircraft time
24,517 hours, 8,546 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182A5301
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Horiz Stab
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

RIGHT STAB IN SPAR RIB STIFFENER NR 2 AT STATION 92.70 IAW STEP 2 A CRACKED. REPAIRED CRACKS IN RIB IAW SRM 55-10-09 REPAIR 4 REF NR 9743184. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10 -01 REPAIR 11. DIP INITIATED FOR INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER INSTALLATION WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION AT THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR & REPEAT EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES INTERVALS THEREAFTER REF SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11 TABLE 204.