Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 28, 2021
Submitted
July 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32542
Aircraft time
46,041 hours, 27,557 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CRACK FOUND AT EXTERNAL RT LOWER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKIN AT STA 184.70; APPROX. 9.5' FWD FROM REAR SPAR; CRACK LENGTH 0.625'. / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RT HORIZ STAB SKIN STA 184.70 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC 23; CRACK NOTED (MARKED) [02] CRACK LENGTH 0.600';[04] HFEC INSP WAS PERFORMED ON RT HORIZ STAB SKIN STA 184.70 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC 23; CRACK NOTED (MARKED); APPROX LENGTH IS 0.625' (0.600' ENTERED IN ERROR) [05] REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER FROM R/HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT AFT CHORD AREA NEXT TO CRACK AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [06] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON REPAIR DOUBLER FROM R/HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT AFT CHORD AREA NEXT TO CRACK IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23. NO CRACKS. [29] REPAIRED CRACK AT EXTERNAL RT LOWER HORIZONTAL STAB. SKIN STA 184.70 APPROX. 9.5' FWD FROM REAR SPAR AS PER EA #21-155-01890; [30] REPAIR PERFORMED AS GIVEN IN EA 21-155-01890

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