Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 73773V

Difficulty date
June 29, 2021
Submitted
August 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561WN
Make and model
Boeing 73773V
Aircraft serial
32417
Aircraft time
53,697 hours, 34,618 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

R/H HOR. STAB INSPAR NO. 4 AT STAB STA 120.30 STIFFENER NO. 4 CRACKED ; / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RH HORIZ STAB INSPAR RIB#4 STIFFENER#4 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK NOTED <BR>TOOL USED - NORTEC 600 BC : 166316; [02] REMOVED DAMAGE AT RH HORIZ STAB INSPAR RIB#4 STIFFENER#4 IAW B737 SRM 51-10-02; GENERAL; [03] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON RH HORIZ STAB RIB#4 STIFF#4 8EA HOLES AT REWORKED AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; CRACK NOTED IN 1EA HOLE.<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 BC:166316; [04] REMOVED CRACKS ON HOLE (LOWER CHORD) AND WEB AT RH HORIZ STAB INSPAR RIB#4 STIFFENER#4 IAW B737 SRM 51-10-02; GENERAL AND SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5; [05] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RH HORIZ STAB INSPAR RIB#4 STIFFENER#4 REPAIRED AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS NOTED <BR>TOOL USED - NORTEC 600 BC : 166316; [06] VERIFIED STEP 4. ACCOMPLISHED AREA VISUAL INSP.; [07] FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE; FWD. SHIM AND LOWER CHORD FILLER AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5. TABLE 201;

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