Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 14, 2021
Submitted
September 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36616
Aircraft time
45,638 hours, 27,243 cycles
Part
Rib
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB. INSPAR RIB ASSY 5 (STAB STA 129.50); STIFFENER 2 CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF WEB SECTION AFTER VERTICAL RIB REMOVAL FOUND WEB AREA HAS A CRACK INDICATION PER NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23 REMOVED FASTENERS FOR RIB REMOVAL TO FOM. REMOVED RIB AND CUT OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. REMOVED RIB AND CUT OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. INSPECTED AND VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVAL FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. VERIFIED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5. REPAIRED RIB CRACK IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5.

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