Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377L9

Difficulty date
November 21, 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
Skin
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 LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACK MEASURING APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH IN LENGTH AT STAB STATION 193.90 APPROXIMATELY 18.5 INCHES FROM REAR SPAR. / [01] REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA 193.90 APPROXIMATELY 18.5 INCHES FROM REAR SPAR L=1.75IN X W=0.80IN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.B.2(A) AND (B).; [02] VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVED PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.B.2(A) AND (B).; [03] HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. <BR>EQUIP ID#: IS000450 S/N: N500D000M120071; [04] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS; (1) DOUBLER 2024-T3 0.080IN THICK LOT # 1467098-1 AND (2) FILLER 2024-T3 0.063IN THICK LOT #1446328-1;IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.G - L.; [05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #4; [06] APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING TO REPAIR PARTS AND BARE SURFACES OF THE SKIN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.M.; [07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEP 6.; [08] APPLIED BMS 10-79 TYPE III PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS AND REPAIR AREAS OF THE SKIN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.N.; [09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 8 - OK TO INSTALL REPAIR; [10] VALIDATED APPLICABILITY SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.; [11] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.O & P.;

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