Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
July 14, 2021
Submitted
September 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7821L
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft serial
32748
Aircraft time
58,592 hours, 29,340 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 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER #4 RIB STIFFENER 3 CRACKED ; / [01] CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE FROM VERTICAL STIFFENER AND WEB OF THE RIB PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4.; [02] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AREA AT RH HORIZ STAB RIB#4 STIFFENER#3 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C:166316; [03] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON 8EA EXISTING HOLES AT RH HORIZ STAB RIB#4 STIFFENER#3 REPAIRED AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C:166316; [04] DRILLED REPAIR PARTS AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [05] DRILLED REPAIR ANGLE; STIFFENER AND SHIMS AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [06] VERIFIED STEP 5. DRILLED REPAIR ANGLE; STIFFENER AND SHIMS; [07] TREATED AND PRIMED REWORKED AREAS AND DRILL HOLES AS PER B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-370-802 & 51-21-72-370-804; [08] VERIFIED TREATED AND PRIMED REWORKED AREAS AND DRILL HOLES; [09] OK TO INSTALL DRILLED REPAIR ANGLE; STIFFENER AND SHIMS; [10] VERIFIED STEP 5 DRILLED REPAIR ANGLE; STIFFENER AND SHIMS. OK TO INSTALL; [11] INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE; STIFFENER AND SHIMS AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [12] INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE; STIFFENER AND SHIMS AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 & SOUTHWEST DRAWING 5510003 REV. B. MIXED SEALANT BMS 5-95 AT 1700; 07-25-2021

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