Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
May 4, 2021
Submitted
June 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32453
Aircraft time
65,393 hours, 38,534 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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

DORSAL FIN PANEL 321A FIRST RIB CRACKED AT LH LWR CORNER ; / CERTIFIED STEP #1 (1ST RIB REMOVAL) AND #2 (1ST RIB FABRICATION).;FABRICATED DORSAL FIN PANEL#321 FIRST RIB;MAT USED 2024-0 CLAD .040 PO#1679582 PER REF DWG#174A1108.;FINAL INSPECTED; REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW RIB.;HEAT TREATED NEW RIB P/N 174A1108-1 FROM2024-O TO 2024-T42 REF BAC 5602 AND AAR FORM OP 84-REV 7;INSTALLED NEW RIB IN DORSAL FIN PANEL 321A AT LH LWR CORNER PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 174A1008 AND DWG 174A0103;OK TO INSTALL FABRICATED RIB.;OK TO TREAT AND PRIME FABRICATED RIB.;REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW RIB IN DORSAL FIN PANEL 321A AT LH LWR CORNER PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 147A1008 AND DWG 174A 0103;REMOVED FIRST RIB AT DORSAL FIN PANEL #321 PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;TREATED AND PRIMED FABRICATED RIB PER B737-700 SRM 51-20-01-0G-0;VERIFIED HEAT TREATMENT (STEP #4).;VERIFIED TREAT AND PRIME.;VERIFIED NEW RIB INSTALLATION.

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