Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
July 28, 2021
Submitted
September 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
33867
Aircraft time
53,758 hours, 31,898 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

RT HORIZ. STAB RIB ASSY 5 (STAB STA 129.50) 4TH VERT STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / [01] CUT AND REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE ON VERTICAL STIFFENER AND RIB WEB IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 ITEM 4.B.; [02] VERIFIED DAMAGE WAS REMOVED FROM R/H HORIZ. STAB. RIB ASSY. 5 (4TH VERTICAL STIFFENER) AND INSPECTED PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 PARA. 4.E. NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND.; [03] REQUEST HFEC INSPECTION OF CUT EDGES OF STIFFENER AND WEB. REQUEST HFEC OF ALL EXISTING FASTENER HOLES WITHIN REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 ITEM 4 C & D.; [04] HFEC INSPECTED OPEN HOLES AND CUTOUT IN REPAIR AREA PER 737 NDT PT 6; 51-00-00 PROC 16 AND 23;[06] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS; T-SECTION 60-5872#7075T76511 0.063'THICK LOT # 1430775-2; ANGLE BAC1490-2793#7075T62 0.063' THICK LOT # 1461745-1 AND SHIM 2.E.A 7075T6#0.016' THICK LOT # 1439717-1 IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.F-J. [12] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.M-P.; [13] RII INSPECTED GOOD INSTALLATION OF REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; OK TO PROCEED.; [14] APPLIED FILLET SEAL AND FINISH TO REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.Q-R.; [15] VERIFIED APPLIED FILLET SEAL AND FINISH TO REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.Q-R.; [16] REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STAB RIB STA 129.50 4TH VERTICAL STIFFENER AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.;

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