Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
June 16, 2020
Submitted
July 1, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7737E
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33929
Aircraft time
45,001 hours, 22,509 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LT HORIZONTAL STABLIZER RIB NR 5 STA 129.50 IS CRACKED AT FWD LWER END. REPAIRED LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB NR 5 AT STA 129.5 AS PER REF RES NO 2016026-2 AND EA 20-155-00849 REV IR; THIS REPAIR HAS FIRST STAGE APPROVAL. CONTACT STRUCTURE ENGINEERING FOR SECOND AND THIRD STAGE APPRVAL AT THRESHOLD OF 540 DAYS.

More about the Boeing 737-7BD