Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 73773V

Difficulty date
July 1, 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
Support Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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

DORSAL FIN TERMINATION FITTINGS LOWER SECTION; SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED 2EA PLACES BS 1016 RBL-11.5 AND LBL-11.5 MAD 126-20. ; / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ON SUSPECTED CRACK IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 23. CRACK CONFIRMED <BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C:166316 DUE: 10/01/21; [02] REMOVED SUPPORT ANGLE AT LOWER SECTION OF TERMINATION FITTINGS STA 1016; BETWEEN RBL 11.5 AND LBL 11.5. PER REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [03] VERIFIED REMOVED SUPPORT ANGLE AT LOWER SECTION OF TERMINATION FITTINGS STA 1016; BETWEEN RBL 11.5 AND LBL 11.5.; [04] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW PART FOR REPLACEMENT OF SUPPORT ANGLE P/N 176A3101-26 FOR AREA DESCRIBED ON STEP 2. REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [05] VERIFIED STEP 4. OK TO INSTALL SUPPORT ANGLE; [06] INSTALLED SUPPORT ANGLE FOR AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE AS PER 737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [07] PARTS TRANSACTION; [08] VERIFIED STEP 6 AND STEP 7; [09] REMOVED SUPPORT ANGLE AT LOWER SECTION OF TERMINATION FITTINGS STA 1016; BETWEEN RBL 11.5 AND LBL 11.5. PER REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW PART FOR REPLACEMENT OF SUPPORT ANGLE P/N 176A3101-26 FOR AREA DESCRIBED ON STEP 2. REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; & INSTALLED SUPPORT ANGLE FOR AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE AS PER 737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.

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