Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 7, 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 #3 VERTICAL STIFFENER.MKD 126-010. REF. AAR N/R:90238551 GENERATED COMPLIED WITH HFEC AT RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB STA 92.70, STIFFENER #3 FOUND CRACK , NO CRACK NOTED IN ADJACENT HOLES IN REF. B737 PG6 51-00-0 PROC 23 & PROC 16, CUT OUT DAMAGE AT STIFFENER #3 STA 92.70 STA , PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AT STIFFENER #3 STA 92.70 I.A.W B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC 23, NO 51-40-02 T-ANGLE AND DOUBLER I.A.W B737-800 SRM 55-10-09, REPAIR #4 SRM BAC 5602, LOCATED , DRILLED , TREATED PRIMED AND INSTALLED CRACKS NOTED , HEAT TREATED MATERIAL FROM 7075-T6 TO 7075-T7 IAW INSPECTION C/W