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) LOWER CHORD AT THE 4TH VERT STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / [01] REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE LOWER CHORD AT 4TH VERTICAL STIFFENER L=0.85'X W=0.65' IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 ITEM 4 STEP B.[04] CUT AND REMOVED 1.E.A CRACKED HOLE AFT OF THE VERTICAL STIFFENER FOUND CRACKED BY HFEC INSPECTION LAST STEP; IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 ITEM 4 STEPS B & C. NEW CUTOUT DIMENSIONS L=1.70' X W=0.65'.; [05] VERIFIED REMOVAL OF ADDITIONAL NOTED DAMAGE PER STRM 55-10-09-2R-5; [06] REQUEST HFEC INSPECTION FOR CUT EDGES OF THE RIB CHORD.; [07] HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT PER NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED.<BR>CAL ID: IS000450 S/N : N500D000M120071; [08] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. T-SECTION 60-5872#7075T76511 0.063' THICK LOT # 1430775-2; ANGLE BAC1490-2793#7075T62 0.063' THICK LOT # 1435997-1; FILLER 7075T6# 0.050' THICK LOT # 1376846-2; IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5. ITEM 4 STEP G-K. FIGURE 203 REPAIR 5 DETAIL A.[13] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 ITEM 4 STEPS N-Q.; [14] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 13; [15] APPLIED FILLET SEAL AND FINISH TO REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 ITEM 4 STEPS R & S.; [16] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 15; [17] REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB ASSY AT STA 120.30 AT THE 4TH VERTICAL STIFFENER LOWER CHORD AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5.

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