Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
June 3, 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 RIB ASSY 4 (120.30) 4TH VERT. STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / [01] -SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 IS APPLICABLE. QC NEEDS TO VERIFY APPLICABILITY.<BR><BR>-REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION ON RIB 3RD STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4 B (1); (2). CUTOUT DIMENSIONS: WEB<BR>L=0.645''; W=0.335''; VERTICAL STIFFENER L=2.600''; W=0.450''. QC NEEDS TO VERIFY DAMAGE REMOVAL.; [02] VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVAL.; [03] -HFEC CUT OUT EDGES ON RIB WEB AND VERTICAL STIFFENER. NDI QC NEEDS TO VERIFY CRACK FREE CONDITION.<BR><BR>-HFEC EXISTING HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA. NDI QC NEEDS TO VERIFY CRACK FREE CONDITION.; [04] HFEC INSPECTED DAMAGE CUTOUT AND OPEN HOLES IN 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.; [05] -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. REPAIR PARTS MADE FROM: T-SECTION 60-5872#7075T76511 LOT# 1449876-1; ANGLE BAC1490-2793#7075T62 LOT# 1435997-1; SHIMS 7075T6#0.016'' LOT# 1439717-1. RII QC REQUIRED.<BR><BR>-CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING APPLIED TO REPAIR PARTS AND RIB BARE SURFACES IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4 K.; [06] ACCOMPLISHED GVI INSP. NO DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED PARTS FABRICATION AND CHEMICAL CONVERSION PER SRM.;

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