Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 27, 2020
Submitted
May 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73256
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30611
Aircraft time
62,016 hours, 22,446 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182A53013
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STAB STA 92.70 IN-SPAR RIB NO.3 VERTICAL STIFFNER LOWER TRANSITION RADIUS CRACKED (REF NR 9172710) REMOVED RIB NO.3 AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 92.70 PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-02; CUTOUT DAMAGE AREA IN-SPAR VERTICAL STIFFNER LOWER TRANSITION RADIUS PER B737-800 SRM 55-10-09; PERFORMED HFEC ON CUTOUT IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23, NO CRACKS FOUND; FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER B737-800 51-40-02 15057075-T6 TO T7 AND INSTALLED RIB NO.3 PER B737-800 SRM SRM 55-10-09. MATERIAL USED HEAT TREATED EXTRUSION BAC