Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
June 19, 2021
Submitted
July 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7820L
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
28253
Aircraft time
52,814 hours, 34,351 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

L/H HORIZONTAL INTERNAL SURFACE RIB #5 STIFFENER #3 CRACKED. ; / [01] CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE FROM VERTICAL STIFFENER #3 OF THE RIB#5 L/H HORIZONTAL STAB PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4.; [02] RII..VERIFIED STEP #1 CUT OUT.; [03] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RIB#5 STIFFENER#3 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK NOTED (MARKED)<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 BC:166317; [04] PERFORMED HFEC ROTO INSP ON EXISTING FASTENER HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACK NOTED <BR>TOOL USED:NORTEC 600 BC:166317 DUE: 10/12/2021; [05] CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE FROM THE WEB STIFFENER #3 PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4; [06] RII....VERIFIED CUT OUT STEP #5.; [07] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RIB#5 STIFFENER#3 CUTOUT IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL USED:NORTEC 600 BC:166317 DUE: 10/12/2021; [08] PERFORMED GVI OF THE REPAIR AREA AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE NOTED.; [09] LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS; VERIFIED CUT OUT EDGE ON STIFFENER #3 RIB #5 SURFACE ROUGHNESS IS BETTER THAN 63 RA. TOOL USED P/N 172331; NO DUE DATE. PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4.; [10] RII.....VERIFIED STEP 9.;[16] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT STIFFENER#3 RIB#5 PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4. [19] REPAIRED L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MACHINED INSPAR RIB#5 STIFFENER#3 PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.

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