Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
June 3, 2020
Submitted
June 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7704B
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33918
Aircraft time
53,904 hours, 28,389 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

RT HORIZONTAL STAB HAS A CRACK AT RIB NR 4 BS 120.3 ON STIFFENER NR 4 BOTTOM. CUT DAMAGE AT RIB NR 4 ON STIFFENER NR 4; PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AT THE VERTICAL NR 4 STIFFENER AND WEB AT NR 4 RIB AND ROTO INSP ON EXISTING FASTENER HOLES ON VERTICAL STIFFENER NR 4. NO FOUND CRACKS IAW NDT/NTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23 AND 16; TREATED; PRIMED AREA AND INSTALLED A REPAIR IAW B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4.

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