Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 5, 2020
Submitted
May 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14249
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28809
Aircraft time
62,410 hours, 23,404 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182A53014
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

RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IN-SPAR RIB STA 92.70 CRACKED IN TRANSI TION RADIUS OF #1 VERTICAL STIFFENER.MKD 126-012. REF. AAR N/R: 90238553 GENERATED BY : V898275 REMOVED R NO1 AT R/H HORIZONTAL STAB AT STA 92.70 C/W HFEC R/T HORZ STAB RIB STA 92.70 AND STIFFENER NO1 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC 23 CRACK NOTED, NO CRACK NOTED IN THE ADJACENT. HOLES CUTOUT DAMAGE AT STIFFENER NO1 PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AT STIFFENER NO1 STA 92.73 B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC 23 ADDITION INFORMATION OF PREVIOUS CORRECTIVE ACTION: NO CRACK NOTED HEAT TREATED MATERIAL FROM 7075-T6 TO 7075T7 IAW BAC 5602 LOCATED DRILLED, TERAETD, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED T-ANGLE AND DOUBLE IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-09 REAPIR NO4 AND SRM 51-40-02 INSPECTION C/W