Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
March 22, 2022
Submitted
March 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73259
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
30803
Aircraft time
61,499 hours, 21,912 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
185A50041
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta101rib
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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA.101.90 RIB HAS 3/4" CRACK ON LOWER HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT VERTICAL STIFFENER # 2. (REF AAR NR 9641753) TO T7075 T6 .063", REF BHC 5602 AND OP 84, REINSTALLED REPAIR AT STA 101.90, VERTICAL STIFFNER IN REF B737-800 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 FIG 204. REMOVED RIB L/H AT STA 101.90. REMOVED T SECTION REPAIR EXTRUSION FOR HEAT TREAT NO.1 AND REMOVED ANGLE REPAIR NO.2 FOR HEAT TREAT, HEAT TREATED T SECTION FROM 7075-T6511 TO 7025-T73511 AND HEAT TREATED ANGLE REPAIR FROM 7075 0.063" ADD EMP:V913194 PERMANENT REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, PLEASE REFER TO LAST UPDATE.

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