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 #4 VERTICAL STIFFENER.MKD 126-009. REF. AAR N/R:90238550 GENERATED COMPLIED WITH HFEC HOLE AT RT HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB STA 92.70 1 E/A NOTED IN #4 STIFFNER AND NO CRACK IN ADJACENTS HOLES, CUT OUT DAMAGED AT STIFFENER#4 RIB STA 92.70, CONFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AT STIFFENER #4 , HEAT TREATED MATERIAL FROM 7075-T6 TO 7075-T7, IAW BAC 502, LOCATED, DRILLED, TREATED, INSTALLED "T" PROCCESS 23 AND SRM 55-10-09, REPAIR #4 B737-800 SRM 51-40-02, NDT 51-0000 PROCESS 15 & 25 NDT 16 ANGLE AND DOUBLER AT RT HORIONTAL STAB RIB 3 TO 92.70 I.A.W. INSPECTION C/W