Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
August 12, 2021
Submitted
September 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755SA
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27871
Aircraft time
74,723 hours, 44,099 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

LT HORIZ. STAB RIB ASSY. 4 (STAB STA 120.30) 2ND VERT STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / [01] REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE LOWER RADIUS OF VERTICAL STIFFENER AND WEB L=0.45' X W=0.35' IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 ITEM 4 STEP B.; [02] VERIFIED REMOVAL OF CRACK DAMAGE AND PERFORMED GVI PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.B AND E; HOLES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STIFFENER FOUND CRACKED BY HFEC INSPECTION LAST STEP; IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 ITEM 4 STEPS B & C. NEW DIMENSION FOR CUTOUT L=1.65' X W=0.65'.[07] VERIFIED REMOVAL OF ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-5; [08] REQUEST HFEC INSPECTION FOR CUT EDGES OF THE RIB CHORD.; [09] HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT PER NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5. ITEM 4 STEP G-K. FIGURE 204 REPAIR 5 DETAIL A.; [11] APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING TO REPAIR PARTS; BARE SURFACES AND EDGES OF THE RIB IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 ITEM 4 STEP L.; [12] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 10 AND 11; OK TO PRIME; [13] APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS; BARE SURFACES AND EDGES OF THE RIB IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 ITEM 4 STEP M. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.; [14] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 13; OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS; [15] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 ITEM 4 STEPS N-Q.;

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