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, 4TH VERTICAL STIFFENER WAS CRACKED. CUT & 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. NO CRACKS NOTED. HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT IAW NDTM PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR T-SECTION, ANGLE, AND SHIMS IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. STEP 4. F - J. APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING TO REPAIR, BARE SURFACES & EDGES OF RIB IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. STEP 4.K. APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR, BARE SURFACES, & EDGES OF RIB IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.L. INSTALLED THE REPAIR & APPLIED FILLET SEAL IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.M - Q.

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