Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
November 5, 2021
Submitted
December 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7862A
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
33009
Aircraft time
48,858 hours, 32,792 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/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

LT HORIZONTAL STAB HSS 120.3 RIB 4; 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED. REMOVED LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STAB INSPAR RIB TO ACCESS REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. CUT AND REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE ON VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.B. HFEC INSPECTED OPEN HOLES IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. ONE CRACK FOUND IN FASTENER COMMON THE 3RD STIFFENER. CUT AND REMOVED CRACK AROUND ONE FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO THE STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 STEP 4.C. HFEC INSPECTED CUT EDGE IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR T-SECTION, ANGLE, FILLER ,AND SHIMS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 STEP 4 G-K. REINSTALLED THE RIB IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWGS 002A0001; 182A3001, AND 182A1500.

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