Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
December 28, 2021
Submitted
February 4, 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 RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STAB STA 193.90; 17' AFT OF FWD EDGE;I/B OF I/B FASTENER ROW. CRACK LENGTH 1'. ; CRACK FOND AT RT HORIZONTAL STAILIZER LOWER SKIN STAB STA 193.90; 17' AFT OF FWD EDGE;IB OF IB FASTENER ROW. CRACK LENGTH 1'. / [01] REMOVED PAINT WITH STRIPER FOR ACCESS TO REPAIR IAW B 737-7 AMM 51-21-11-150-801; [02] REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AT R/H HORIZONTAL STAB SKIN STA 193.90 .PENDING NDT IAW B737 SRM55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11.] FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER .MATERIAL USED 2024 T-3 0.080 ALUMINUM CLAP AND 0.063 2024 T3 ALUMINUM CLAP AND LOCATED AND DRILLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW B737 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11.; [07] CORRECTION STEP #5 USED TOOL #172329.; [08] VERIFIED 1 AND 2; [09] CORRECTION: VERIFIED CUT EDGES OF INITIAL PARTS HAVE SURFACE SMOOTHNESS 63 MICRO INCHES RA AND CUT EDGES OF REPAIR PARTS HAVE SURFACE SMOOTHNESS OF 125 MICRO INCHES IAW SRM 55-10-01-11-REPAIR 11.; [10] VERIFIED 6 AND 9. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME; [11] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR AND AREA AT RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN STA 193.90 17' AFT OF FWD EDGE I/B IAW AMM 51-00-58-201. AND AMM51-21-72-370-802.; [12] MIXED 0870B002BM SEALANT 10;00PM 01/07/2022 SQUEEZED OUT BY TIME 12;00 01/02/22.; [13] LATE ENTRY: OK TO INSTALL; [14] INSTALLED REPAIR AT R/H HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN STA 193.90 17' AFT OF FWD EDGE ;I/B OF I/B FASTENERS IAW B 737 SRM 5555-10-01-2R 11 REPAIR 11.;RESTORED TOP COAT ON AREA L/H LOWER SKIN HORIZONTAL STAB REPAIR IAW B737 AMM51-21-73-370-803.

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