Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 20, 2021
Submitted
September 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29830
Aircraft time
64,539 hours, 38,262 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
R/H Horiz. 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 STAB RIB AT HSS 147.90 HAS A CRACK ON #4 RIB STIFFNER. (VERIFIED WITH HFEC). REMOVED DAMAGE IN RIB STIFFENER AND RIB WEB PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVAL IN THE RIB STIFFENER RIB WEB AREA PER 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23. LOCATED DRILLED ALODINED AND PRIMED PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. PERFORMED HFEC ON FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO THE REPAIR IAW NDT PART6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4.