Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
December 6, 2021
Submitted
January 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7865A
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30647
Aircraft time
54,104 hours, 35,814 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 STATION 147.90 2ND VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED. ; / [01] REMOVED DAMAGE FROM 2ND VERTICAL STIFFENER AND RIB WEB ON STAB. STA. 147.90 RIB ASSY. IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 PARA.4.; [02] VALIDATED APPLICABILITY OF SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [03] VERIFIED APPLICABILITY OF SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 AND DAMAGE REMOVED PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [04] NDT HFEC INSPECTED STIFFENER; WEB AND LWR FLANGE PER 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23 AND PROC 16; NO CRACKS NOTED.<BR>ID ATS729 SN N500X10629S091205<BR>ID ATS1411 SN MM12030Z012384; [05] PERFORM GVI OF ALL AREAS WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 PARA. 4.; [06] FABRICATED REPAIR T-SECTION FROM 60-5872#7075T6511C; 0.063' LOT# 1458457-1. REPAIR ANGLE FROM BAC1490-2793#7075T62C; 0.063' LOT# 1474027-1. REPAIR SHIMS FROM 7075T6C; 0.016' LOT #143971-1. APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING TO REPAIR PARTS AND BARE AREAS OF RIB ASSY. IAW SRM 55-10-09 2R-4; PARA.4. & FIG. 202.; [07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 5 AND 6; [08] APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS AND BARE SURFACES OF RIB ASSY. AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS WITH FAY SURFACE SEALANT IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 PARA. 4 AND FIG. 202.; [09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 8.; [10] VERIFIED ALL INSPECTION STEPS ARE COMPLETE.

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