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
R/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

R/H HOR. STAB AT INSPAR RIB ASSY NO. 4 STAB STA 120.30 STIFFENER NO. 3 WITH A CRACK ; / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. AT R/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 STIFFENER #3 PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [03] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS <BR>TOOL USED NORTEC 600 BC:166316; [07] CHECKED ROUGHNESS FOR THE CUT EDGES; INITIAL AND REPAIRS PARTS. THEY ARE SMOOTHER OF 63 MICROINCHES RA; [08] ROUGHNESS KIT B/C 171854; [09] DRILLED HOLES ON ANGLE AND T DOUBLER AND FILLER<BR>ON THE RIGHT SIDE HORZ STAB. RIB #4 STIFFENER #3 STA. 120.30 AS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [10] VERIFIED STEPS 7 & 8; [11] VERIFIED STEPS 9; [12] OK TO TREAT AND PRIME REPAIR AND PARTS; [13] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR AND PARTS IN REF B737-7 AMM 51-21-72-370-803.; [14] VERIFIED STEPS 12 AND 13; [15] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS; [16] MIXED BMS5-95 SEALANT AT 19:00; 06-27-21. SQUEEZE OUT TIME BY 19:00; 06-28-21.; [17] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IN REF B737-7 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4; AND 51-40-02.; [18] VERIFIED 100% FASTENER INSTALLATION BY SQUEEZE OUT TIME; [19] ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF R/H HORIZONTAL STAB AT INSPAR RIB ASSY NO. 4 AT HORIZONTAL STAB STA 120.30 STIFFENER NO. 3 IN REF SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 AND SRM 51-40-02.; [20] VERIFIED STEP 19

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