Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
January 11, 2022
Submitted
February 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29846
Aircraft time
60,081 hours, 35,724 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

CRACK FOUND AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STAB STA 193.9 24' AFT OF FWD EDGE I/B OF I/B FASTENER ROW CRACK LENGHT 107' ; CORRECTION: CRACK FOUND AT LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STAB STA 193.9 24' AFT OF FWD EDGE IB OF IB FASTENER ROW CRACK LENGHT 1.7' / [01] REMOVED PAINT FOR ACCESS REPAIR AT L/H HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN STA 193.9 24' IAW B737 AMM51-21-11-150-801.; [02] REMOVED EXISTED DOUBLE AND FASTENERS FOR ACCESS REPAIR AT L/H HORIZONTAL STAB STA 193.9 24' IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [03] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON LH HORIZ STAB LWR SKIN STA 193.9 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK CONFIRMED (LENGTH 1.7 INCHES)<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 07/22; [04] REMOVED CRACK AT L/H HORIZONTAL STAB STA 193.9 24'. DIMENSION CUTOUT LONG 2.200 W 1' .AD .350 ' IAW B737 SRM 55-10-01-11 2R REPAIR 11.; [05] STEP 4 VERIFIED; [06] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT LH HORIZ STAB LWR SKIN STA 193.9 24' AFT OF FWD EDGE IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 07/22; [07] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON ALL THE EXISTING HOLES IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 07/22; [08] PERFORMED COUNTERSINK INSP ON ALL THE EXISTING COUNTERSUNK HOLES IAW B737 NDT P6 53-30-00 PROC.3; NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 07/22; [09] SELECT THE ?FAULT RESOLVED ON OTHER FAULT? REPAIR REFERENCE TO CLOSE FAULT TTG8Q00A8ATQ; [10] VERIFIED WORK CARD COMPLETION

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