Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
December 30, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7861J
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
33008
Aircraft time
44,855 hours, 30,609 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh Hor Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: RT. HOR. STAB INSPAR RIB ASSY NO. 5 (STAB STA 129.50) STIFFENER NO. 3 CRACKED ; / ] CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGE FROM THE VERTICAL STIFFENER OF THE RIB ASPER B 737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR-4;23. CRACK NOTED; EQUIP: NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CAL DUE: 10/22; [10] CUTOUT THE DAMAGED AREA AT RIB ASSY #5 STIFFENER #3 RH HORIZONTAL ASPER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4; PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ON CUTOUT @ R/T HORIZ. STAB INSPAR RIB ASSY #5 (STAB STA 129.50) STIFFENER #3 IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23. NO CRACKS; EQUIP: NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CAL DUE: 10/22 LOCATED AN DRILLED FASTENER HOLES REPAIR AT RIB#5 STIFFENER #3 ASPER B737-700SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 FIGURE 202; ] TREATED AND PRIMED FASTENER HOLES AND REPAIR AREA AT RH HORIZONTAL. RIB #5 STIFFENER #3 ASPER B 737-700 AMM 51-21-72-370-804 AND 51-21-41-370-802; OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS AT RH HORIZONTAL. RIB #5 STIFFENER #3 INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT RH HORIZONTAL RIB #5 STIFFENER #3 ASPER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4INSTALLED RIB #5 AT RT HORIZONTAL STBZ STA 129.50 AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4] OK TO INSTALL WEB AT STA 111.10 TO STA175.50; INSTALLED WEB AT RH HORIZONTAL STA 111.10 TO 175.50 ASPER B 737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;RECORDED MEASUREMENTS;ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON INSPAR RIB ASSY NO 5 STIFFENER NO. 3 AT RT HORZ. STAB AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR-4;