Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
November 16, 2021
Submitted
December 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36622
Aircraft time
45,576 hours, 27,409 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

FOUND 1 INCH CRACK ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER IN-SPAR SKIN AT STATION 184.70 RIB; 9 INCHES I/B OF THE REAR SPAR. AREA MARKED. ; LOCATED AT RH HORIZONTAL STAB. / [01] REMOVED ACCESS PANEL 341BZ IAW SRM 51-40-02; [02] REMOVED THE DAMAGE PART AT DISCREPANCY AREA; CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 1.8' X 0.9' IAW SRM 51-10-02; [03] VERIFIED REMOVAL OF DAMAGE AT DISCREPANT AREA AS DOCUMENTED IN CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 2. (DISCREPANCY LOCATED AT R/H HORIZONTAL STAB); [04] HFEC REQUEST ON CUT OUT EDGES TO ENSURE NO CRACK EXIST.; [05] HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. <BR>EQUIP ID#: IS000450 S/N: N500D000M120071; [06] OK TO INSTALL ACCESS PANEL 341BZ; [07] VERIFIED OK TO INSTALL PANEL 341BZ.; [08] ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER IN-SPAR SKIN AT STATION 184.70 RIB; 9 INCHES I/B OF THE REAR SPAR. IAW EA 21-155-03457 REV A; [09] DAMAGE REPAIRED PER EA 21-155-03457. REPETITIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM DEFINED IN EA 21-155-03457-INSP; [10] PRIOR TO STEP 8; INSTALLED PANEL 341BZ. PER AMM 20-50-11-910-801.<BR>SCREW GUN ID: PER2029 S/N: G95048 CAL DUE DATE: 07/2022; [11] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 8;9 AND 10.

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