Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377K9

Difficulty date
December 11, 2021
Submitted
January 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7814B
Make and model
Boeing 7377K9
Aircraft serial
30042
Aircraft time
56,070 hours, 29,520 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

L/W I/B FLAP L/E SECOND RIB IS CRACKED.(FROM I/B). ; / [01] REMOVED DAMAGED RIB AT L/W I/B FLAP L/E AREA UNDER PANEL #553AT; AS PER B737-7; SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [02] FPI ACCOMPLISHED AT IN-PROGRESS FABRICATION OF RIB AFTER ALL MACHINING IAW BOEING DRAWING # PL113A2218 SHEET 6 BAC 5423/BSS 7039. NO CRACKS NOTED.; [03] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB AT L/W I/B FLAP L/E REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [04] REMOVED PANEL # 553BB FOR ACCESS IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02; [05] VERIFIED STEP #3; [06] OK TO TREAT AND PRIME.; [07] VERIFIED STEPS 1 AND 4; [08] APPLIED TREAT AND PRIMED TO THE L/W I/B FLAP L/E SECOND RIB REF.B-737-700 AMM 51-00-58-201 AND B-737-700-AMM 51-21-72-370-804; [09] VERIFIED STEP 8; [10] OK TO INSTALL RIB; [11] INSTALLED NEW RIB 113A2218-1; AT L/W I/B FLAP L/E SECOND POSITION(FROM I/B); AS PER BOEING DWG. 113A2218. & B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [12] PANEL#553BB ;OPENED ON STEP #4; WILL BE CLOSED ON CARD:CLOSE PANEL 553BB; BARCODE:TTG8Q0097EZT.; [13] VERIFIED STEP 12; [14] VERIFIED STEP 11; [15] RECEIVED NEW RIB P/N:113A2218-1; PO#:1746218; CONTROL TAG:400950. AS PER DWG 113A2218.

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