Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 27, 2021
Submitted
November 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29825
Aircraft time
66,751 hours, 39,284 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CRACK DORSAL FIN RIB 8 AT STA 867 ACCESS PANEL 321A AT VERTICAL STABILIZER (1 EA) ; 2021-436125 / [01] REMOVED DORSAL FIN RIB 8 AT STA 867 ACCESS PANEL 321A AT VERTICAL STABILIZER AND 5EA FITTINGS AND FASTENERS I.A.W. B737-700 SRM 51-40-02 AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AND NOT FOUND MORE DAMAGE ON AREA; [02] STEP 1 COMPLETED; [03] DRILLED NEW RIB I.A.W. B737-700 SRM 51-20-07; [04] STEP 3 COMPLETED; [05] APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT ON DRILLING HOLE ON RIB 8 AT STA 867 IAW B737-700 SRM 51-20-01 AND OBTAIN OK TO INSTALL.; [06] STEP 5 COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED AS RII.; [07] INSTALLED NEW RIB LOCATED DORSAL FIN RIB 8 AT STA 867 ACCESS PANEL 321A AT VERTICAL STABILIZER AND 5 (EA) FITTINGS AND FASTENERS IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-02.; [08] LATE ENTRY OBTAIN OK TO INSTALL 5 (EA) FITTINGS AND FASTENERS RIB 8 AT STA 867 ACCESS PANEL 321A AT VERTICAL STABILIZER.; [09] REPLACED RIB ON DORSAL FIN RIB 8 AT STA 867 ACCESS PANEL 321A AT VERTICAL STABILIZER IAW B737-700 DRAWING 174A1008 SHEET 2 REV C AND 174A0103 SHEET 3 REV A.; [10] COMPLETED STEPS 7;8 AND 9.AND CERTIFIED AS RII.<BR>JOB COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED AS RII.

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