Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 24, 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 AT STAB STA 120.30 STIFFENER NO. 2 WITH A CRACK ; / [01] CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT STIFFENER #2 PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [02] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON 8EA FASTENER HOLES AT STIFFENER#2 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS <BR>TOOL USED NORTEC 600 BC:166316; [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; [04] VERIFIED STEP 1; [05] ACCOMPLISHED GVI REF SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4E. NO OTHERS DISCREPANCIES NOTED; [06] CHECKED ROUGHNESS FOR THE CUT EDGES; INITIAL AND REPAIRS PARTS. THEY ARE SMOOTHER OF 63 MICROINCHES RA; [07] ROUGHNESS KIT B/C 171854; [08] DRILLED ANGLE AND T DOUBLER AND FILLER ON RIB #4 STIFFENER #2 AT THE RIGHT HAND HORZ STAB. STA. 120.30 AS PER SRM 55-10-09 -2R-4;IFFENER NO. 2 IN REF SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 AND SRM 51-40-02.; [19] VERIFIED STEP 18

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