Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 20, 2022
Submitted
August 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36207
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30579
Aircraft time
69,027 hours, 24,945 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lh Horz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

EA 5510-01843 REV H OP 001: LH HORZ STAB AT RIB 147.9 HAD RELEVANT INDICATION OF CRACK DURING C-SCAN. REF BY PEMCO NR.12666.0378 STALLED REPAIR DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. L FLIGHT CYCLES WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS EVERY 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES 51-00-26, FIG 1. DOUBLER MEASURES 8" L X 6.5" W. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 TOTA THEREAFTER. INSPECTION METHOD DVI AND LFEC IAW 737 NDT PART 6, CRACK LOCATED STA 147.9 APPROX 28" FROM LEADING EDGE AND MEASURE S 0.75" IN LENGTH. PERFORMED CUTOUT, PERFORMED HFEC INSP. AND IN ADD EMP:V928898 PLACED ON DIP TO INSPECT @ 56,000 CYCLES INSPECTION THRESHOLD TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT AND REPEAT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS OF 9,000 FLT/CYCLES THEREAFTER, NSPECTION METHOD DVI AND LFEC IAW 737 NDT PART 6, IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, TABLE 204 REVIEWED RECORDS UPDATE....HC QC REVIEWED INIT : 56000 TAFC (INIT WILL ITO TO RIR) RIR : 9000 F/C......HC/U389717