Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
July 28, 2021
Submitted
September 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32459
Aircraft time
60,608 hours, 35,906 cycles
Part
Access Panel
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

CRACK ACCESS PANEL 331B LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ; 2021-341100 / [01] REMOVED LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-02 AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON ADJACENT AREA AND NOT FOUND MORE DAMAGE; [02] STEP 1 COMPLETE; [03] EVALUATED LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND NOT FOUND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE ON SRM RIB MUST BE REPLACED. MEASUREMENTS CRACK IS L: 0.457 IN TOOL USED DIGITAL CALIPER PN: 500-197-30 SN: 15242824 DUE DATE : 17JUN22; [04] STEP 3 COMPLETE; [05] DRILLED LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-05; [06] APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT ON LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW B737-700 SRM 51-20-01 AND OK TO INSTALL RIB AND FASTENERS GRANTED; [07] STEP 5 AND 6 COMPLETE; [08] INSTALLED NEW LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND FASTENERS IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 186A1001 REV A.; [09] REPLACED LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-02; SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 9 AND DWG 186A1001 REV A.; [10] COMPLETED STEP 8 AND REPLACED LEADING EDGE RIB LOCATED LE STA 95.96 AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-02; SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 9 AND DWG 186A1001 REV A.

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