Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73771B

Difficulty date
January 4, 2022
Submitted
February 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7845A
Make and model
Boeing 73771B
Aircraft serial
29366
Aircraft time
44,940 hours, 29,285 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; 10' FROM REAR SPAR I/B OF I/B ROW. CRACK LENGTH : 0.591' ; CRACK FOND AT RT HORIZONTAL STAILIZER LOWER SKIN STAB STA 193.90; 10' FROM REAR SPAR IB OF IB ROW. CRACK LENGTH : 0.591' / CUT THE DAMAGE AREA AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN IN REF B 737-700 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 AND 55-10-01-2R-11; [04] VERIFIED STEPS 1 ; 2 & 3; [05] PERFORMED HFEC AT CUT OUT IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS<BR>[NORTEC 600 ;B/C 172389; CALIB;DUE-7/22]; PERFORMED HFEC HOLE PROBE INSPECTION ON ALL OPEN FASTENER LOCATIONS WITHIN REPAIR AREA IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS.<BR>[NORTEC 600; B/C 166317 ;CALIB.DUE- 10/22]; [09] FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER AT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STA 193.90 10' FROM REAR SPAR MATERIAL USED 2024 T3 0.090' TO DOUBLER AND 0.071' IN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11; [10] LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR DOUBLER IN IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [11] VERIFIED STEPS 9 AND 10.<BR>OK TO TREAT AND PRIME REPAIR PARTS.; [12] TREATED WITH ALODINE AND PRIMER REPAIR PARTS IN IAW SRM 51-20-01-0G-0; [13] VERIFIED STEP12<BR>OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.; [14] INSTALLED DOUBLER AT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STA 193.90 TO 10' FROM REAR SPAR IN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 FIG 204 SHEET 2 APPLIED TOP COAT AT AREAS AS PER REF B737-700 AMM 51-21-73-370-804;

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