Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
December 14, 2021
Submitted
January 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7888A
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
35124
Aircraft time
47,479 hours, 24,152 cycles
Part
Stiffener
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 STATION 129.50 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED ; / [01] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PART AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 129.50 RIB 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 1; [03] HFEC REQUEST ON THE CUT OUT EDGES; WEB AND EXISTING FASTENERS HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA TO ENSURE NO CRACKS EXIST.; [04] ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF THE CUTOUT AND FASTENER HOLES IN REPAIR AREA NO CRACKS NOTED IAW 737 NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23 AND 16 TOOL# ATS729 AND MINI-MITE ATS1411; [05] CUT OUT DIMENSIONS AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 129.50 RIB 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER ON WEB 0.6' X 0.350' IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 4 (B) 2; [06] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS (1) T-SECTION FROM 60-5872 7075 T76511 LOT# 1449876-1 (2) ANGLE FROM BAC 1490-2793 7075 T62 CLAD LOT# 1442205-1 (3) SHIMS FROM 7075 T6 0.020' CLAD LOT# 1381332-1; APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 OK TO PRIME.; [07] VERIFIED CORECTIVE ACTIONS 5-6; [08] PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND COMMON AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 OK TO INSTALL.; [09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 8. OK TO INSTALL.; [10] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 129.50 RIB 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [11] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 10.; [12] VERIFIED SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 IS APPLICABLE FOR THE DISCREPANT AREA. FAULT TTG8Q009TR9E IS COMPLETE.