Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
October 5, 2021
Submitted
November 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27882
Aircraft time
69,284 hours, 41,071 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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

DORSAL FIN FWD RIB CRACKED ; / [01] REMOVED DORSAL FIN FWD RIB AS PER B737-700 SRM 5-40-02-0G-0; [02] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB ASSEMBLY AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [03] VERIFIED STEP 2. OK TO INSTALL ON DORSAL FUN.; [04] INSTALLED NEW RIB AT DORSAL FIN AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [05] REMOVED DORSAL FIN FWD RIB AS PER B737-700 SRM 5-40-02-0G-0. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB ASSEMBLY AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0. INSTALLED NEW RIB AT DORSAL FIN AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [06] VERIFIED STEPS 4 AND 5.

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