Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377L9

Difficulty date
November 19, 2021
Submitted
January 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7817J
Make and model
Boeing 7377L9
Aircraft serial
28013
Aircraft time
55,382 hours, 27,558 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSPAR RIB; AT STABILIZER STATION 129.50; 2ND VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / [01] REMOVED LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSPAR RIB AT STABILIZER STA 129.50 TO ACCESS REPAIRS IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [02] CUT AND REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSPAR RIB AT STABILIZER STATION 129.50; 2ND VERTICAL STIFFENER L=0.35IN X W=0.35IN IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.B.; [03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 2; [04] REQUEST HFEC INSPECTION OF CUT EDGES OF STIFFENER; WEB AND EXISTING FASTENER HOLES WITHIN REPAIR AREA FOR CRACK FREE CONDITION IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.C & D.; [05] ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP OF CUTOUT IAW B737 NDTM PART 6N 51-00-00 PROC 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP OF FASTENER HOLES IN REPAIR AREAS IAW B737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 16; 1 EACH CRACK NOTED MARKED IN RED. <BR>TOOL ID ATS 1465 SN60004150296; [06] REMOVED 1 EACH CRACKS MARKED BY HFEC INSPECTION AT FASTENER HOLE LOWER CHORD IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 STEP 4.C. NEW DIMENSION ARE L=0.90IN X W=0.60IN.; [11] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS; T-SECTION 7075-T76511 0.063IN THICK LOT # 1463116-1; ANGLE BAC 1490 7075-T62 0.063IN THICK LOT # 1464923-1; FILLER 7075-T6 0.050IN THICK LOT # 1376846-2 AND SHIM 2 (E.A) 7075-T6 0.016IN THICK LOT # 1439717-1 IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 STEP 4.G - K.;

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