Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
June 1, 2021
Submitted
July 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7823A
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft serial
32749
Aircraft time
61,112 hours, 30,940 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 HORIZ. STAB RID ASSY. 4 (STAB STA 120.30) 2ND VERT STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / REMOVED RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSPAR RIB LOCATED AT STAB STATION 120.30 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [03] -SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION ON RIB 3RD STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4 B (1); (2). CUTOUT DIMENSIONS: WEB<BR>L=0.575''; W=0.350''; VERTICAL STIFFENER L=2.600''; W=0.450''. [05] -HFEC CUT OUT EDGES ON RIB WEB AND VERTICAL STIFFENER.HFEC EXISTING HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA. [06] HFEC INSPECTED DAMAGE CUTOUT AND OPEN HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA PER 737NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURES 23 AND 16. NO CRACKS FOUND. CAL ID IS000450 DUE 12/2021 AND ATS1411 DUE 05/2022; [07] -PERFORMED A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL AREAS WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4 E. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. QC REQUIRED TO VERIFY.<BR><BR>-FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4 F THRU 4 J. . VERIFIED FABRICATION OF REPAIR PARTS AND CHEMICAL CONVERSION PER SRM.; [09] -APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS AND RIB BARE METAL IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4 L. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.; [10] VERIFIED PRIMER AND OK TO INSTALL; [11] -INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS ON RIB 2ND STIFFENER AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4 M THRU 4 R. QC REQUIRED TO VERIFY INSTALLATION.;

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