Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 22, 2021
Submitted
July 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32539
Aircraft time
46,653 hours, 27,739 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/H Horiz. 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

L/H HOR. STAB AT INSPAR RIB ASSY NO. 4 STAB STA 120.30 STIFFENER NO. 3 WITH A CRACK ; / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. AT L/H HORIZ. STAB. ON RIB NO.4 STIFFENER NO.3 IAW B737 NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 23. NOTE: CRACK CONFIRMED. <BR>TOOL USE: NORTEC 600 B/C 166316 DUE: 10/01/2021; [02] CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT VERTICAL STIFFENER # 3 OF THE RIB; [03] PERFORM A HFEC HOLE PROBE INSPECTION OF ALL REMOVED FASTENER HOLES IN REPAIR AREA USING A 0.030 INCH NOTCH STANDARD (REFERENCE NDT MANUAL; PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16).; [04] PERFORM A HFEC INSPECTION CUT OUT AREA USING STANDARD 126 [10] ACCOMPLISHED TREAT AND PRIME OF REPAIR PARTS AND CUT EDGES OF RIB PER B737-700 SRM 51-20-01.; [11] VERIFIED STEP 10; [12] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS; [13] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.; [14] MIXED BMS5-95 SEALANT AT 21:26 06/24/2021; SQUEEZE OUT AND FASTENER INSTALLATION VERIFICATION DUE BY 23:26 06/24/2021.; [15] SEALANT SQUEEZE OUT VERIFICATION AND 100% PERMANENT FASTENER INSTALLATION ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO SQUEEZE OUT LIFE PER SOPM 20-50-19.; [16] VERIFIED STEPS 13; 14 AND 15; [17] ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF L/H HORIZONTAL STAB NO. 4 RIB STIFFENER NO. 3 PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.

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