Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 22, 2024
Submitted
May 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53441
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
30131
Aircraft time
47,137 hours, 16,538 cycles
Part
Torque Box
Part number
148A85102
Condition
Cracked
Location
Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

UPON INSPECTION FOR INSTALL OF REPAIR PARTS FOUND EVIDANCE OF TWO CRACKS IN THE STAB TORQUE BOX HORZ WEB CUTOUT FOR THE RH VERTICAL STIFFINER AT STA 1086. PERFORMED NDT PART 6-51-00-00-23 ON STAB TORQUE BOX HORZ WEB CUTOUT FOR R/H VERTICAL STIFFENER AT BS 1086. FOUND 2 CRACKS. REQUEST INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACKS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA PER B 737 SRM 51-10-02 AND SRM 51-70-13. T3 .050" PO 1468253 PER AVO# 441-24-04-23-01 STEP B. FABRICATION: 1. AND FIGURE 1 REPAIR SKETCH. -6 CHEM-MILL POCKET FILLER MATERIAL ID TO BE VERIFIED AT LATER TIME. FINISHED REMOVING WEB CUT OUT FOR REPAIR. STEP A SUB TASK 1, CRACKS WERE FOUND WHILE PREPARING TO INSTALL STRUCTURAL FILLER, -3 TRIM AVO 441-24-04-23-01. REMOVED FASTENERS COMMON TO REPAIR REF AVO 441-24-04-23-01 STEP 148A8510-2 AND P/N 148A640-20 ON LOG PAGE 7695271. OUT OUTBOARD FILLER 2024-T3 .040" PO 2292986, -4 TRIM OUT A SUB TASK 2 & 3 OUTBOARD FILLER 2024-T3 .040" PO 2292986, -5 TAPERED FILLER 2024 PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF TRIM OUT PER AVO #: ACCOMPLISHED HFEC IAW AVO# 441-24-04-23-01, A. 2. NO DEFECTS 441-24-04-23-01 STEP A.1.A. REF 737 NDT MAUAL PART 6, 51-00-00 NOTED. NDT REF: BOEING NDT MANUAL , PART 6, 51-00-00, PRO 16. PROCEDURE 23, NO CRACK FOUND