Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
August 20, 2021
Submitted
October 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7885A
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
33379
Aircraft time
58,530 hours, 28,804 cycles
Part
None
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

RH HORIZONTAL STAB RIB #5 STIFFENER #3 HAS A CRACK. ; / [01] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PART FROM R/H HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB#5 STIFFENER #3 AS PER REF SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [02] VERIFIED STEP 1; DAMAGED REMOVED.; [03] VERIFIED STEP 1; DAMAGED REMOVED.; [04] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ON WEB OF R/H HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB#5 STIFFENER #3 IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 23. CRACK NOTED <BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C: 172389 DUE: 07/02/2022; [05] PERFORMED HFEC ROTO INSP. ON ALL EXISTING FASTENER HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA OF R/H HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB#5 STIFFENER #3 IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS NOTED <BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C: 172389 DUE: 07/02/2022 <BR>TOOL: OLYMPUS MINIMITE B/C: 160006 DUE: 01/18/2022; [10] VERIFIED. LOCATED AND DRILLED DOUBLE REPAIR PARTS. (RII)<BR>OK TO TREAT/PRIME.; [11] TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [12] MIXED RMS 5-95 SEALANT AT 22:20 08/30/2021 ;SQUEEZE OUT TIME BY 22:20 08/30/2021; [13] VERIFIED. TREATED/PRIMED; MIXED RMS 5-95 SEALANT AT 22:20 08/30/2021 ;SQUEEZE OUT TIME BY 22:20 08/30/2021 (RII); [14] OK TO INSTALL REPAIRED PARTS (RII); [15] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [16] VERIFIED STEP # 15.

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