Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 73773V

Difficulty date
July 27, 2021
Submitted
September 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7839A
Make and model
Boeing 73773V
Aircraft serial
30243
Aircraft time
57,802 hours, 35,522 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

LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSPAR RIB; STAB STATION 129.50; 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED PART OF THE RIB; L/H HORIZ. STAB STAB STA 129;50 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [02] UPDATED MEASUREMENTS] HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. EQUIP ID#: IS000450 S/N: N500D000M120071; [06] HFEC INSPECTED OPEN HOLES IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. FOUND 1 (EA) HOLE TO BE CRACKED COMMON TO THE 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER; AREA MARKEDTRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED PART AT LOWER FLANGE COMMON TO THE 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER; DIMENSIONS 0.9' X 0.6' IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5NO CRACKS NOTED. EQUIP ID#: IS000450 S/N: N500D000M120071; [11] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS (1) T-SECTION FROM 60-5872 7075 T76511 LOT# 1449876-1 (2) ANGLE FROM BAC 1490-2793 7075 T62 CLAD LOT# 1442205-1 (3)FILLER 7075 T6 0.050' CLAD LOT# 1407842-2 (4) SHIM FROM 7075 T6 0.020' CLAD LOT# 1381332-1; APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 OK TO PRIME.; [12] INSPECTED ACTION 11; [13] PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND COMMON AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 OK TO INSTALL.; [14] INSPECTED PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND COMMON AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 OK TO INSTALL.INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT INSPAR RIB L/H HORIZ. STAB; STAB STA 129;50 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5

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