Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
November 28, 2015
Submitted
December 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38424
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
37095
Aircraft time
25,534 hours, 8,564 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182A4001
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 HORIZONTAL STAB RIB 101.90, SHOWED A CRACK INDICATION 11" FROM THE REAR SPAR, INBD ROW OF FASTENERS. STRIP PAINT IN AREA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. REPAIRED CRACK IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11. DIP ISSUED IAW REPAIR 11 PARA 5 TABLE 204 TO ACCOMPLISH BOTH A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION & AN EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION, AT INTERVALS OF 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL COMPONENT FLIGHT CYCLES. DIP AT D48283 BEFORE 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES PERFORM INITIAL INSPECTION & REPEAT EVERY 9,000 CYCLES THEREAFTER IAW SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11.