Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
December 29, 2021
Submitted
January 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36624
Aircraft time
45,627 hours, 27,345 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 HORIZONTAL LOWER STABILIZER SKIN HAS CRACK INDICATION ON RIB 193.90 ON INBOARD FASTENER ROW APPROX 16.5' FROM LEADING EDGE BETWEEN (2 RIVETS) ; / [01] GAINED ACCESS AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.; [02] HFEC VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVAL PER NDT MANUAL 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23 PART 6 .NO DEFECTS NOTED.; [03] PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF EXISTING HOLES IAW BOEING NDT 51-00-00 PT. 6 PROCEDURE 16. NO DEFECTS NOTED.; [04] FABRICATED LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.; [05] INSPECTION C/W FABRICATED LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR (CA #4); [06] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND BARE SURFACES IN REPAIR AREA PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.; [07] INSPECTED THE PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND BARE SURFACES IN REPAIR AREA; [08] OK THE INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.; [09] INFORMATION ONLY: DUE TO STEPPING UP ALL ORIGINAL FASTENER HOLES IN REPAIR AREA; NO REPAIR WASHERS ARE NEEDED.; [10] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.; [11] INSPECTED INSTALLATION OF REPAIR PARTS; [12] EDGE SEALED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.; [13] INSPECTED EDGE SEAL; [14] REINSTALLATION OF L/H WEB PANEL 331BZ DOCUMENTED ON STEP 2 IN ERROR.; [15] RE-INSTALLED L/H WEB PANEL 331BZ PER SOPM 20-50-01.; [16] INSPECTED INSTALLATION OF PANEL 331BZ; [17] ADDED MEASUREMENTS AS NECESSARY; [18] REPAIRED PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. (THIS REPAIR ITS A CATEGORY B REPAIR); C/W COMPLETE REPAIRED PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. (THIS REPAIR ITS A CATEGORY B REPAIR)

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