Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
December 31, 2021
Submitted
February 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36913
Aircraft time
39,369 hours, 23,825 cycles
Part
Stiffener
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 INDICATION ON LOWER RADIUS OF AFT STIFFENER ON L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB #4. ; / [01] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PART AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 120.30 RIB 4TH VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4;[04] NDT HFEC INSPECTED CUT-OUT EDGES; WEB AND EXISTING HOLES WITHIN REPAIR AREA PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 AND 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23 AND PROC 16; CRACKS NOTED IN WEB AND HOLES; MARKED ID #ATS 729 SN N500X10629S091205 AND ATS 1411 SN MM12030Z012384.; [05] TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGE PART ON THE WEB; CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 0.5' X 0.350' AND TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGE PART ON THE LOWER FLANGE; CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 1.0' X 0.6' IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5.07] HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. EQUIP USED: NORTEC 600 ID: ATS1465;09] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS (1) T-SECTION FROM 60-5872 7075 T76511 LOT# 1449876-1 (2) ANGLE FROM BAC 1490-2793 7075 T62 CLAD LOT# 1442205-1 (3) SHIM FROM 7075 T6 0.020' CLAD LOT# 1381332-1; APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 OK TO PRIME.; [10] VERIFIED REPAIR PARTS FABRICATED IAW 55-10-09-2R-5. <BR>OKAY TO PRIME GIVEN.; [11] PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND COMMON AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 OK TO INSTALL.;[13] OKAY TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.<BR>CONCUR THAT SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 IS APPLICABLE.; [14] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS; AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 120.30 RIB 4TH VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5; [15] VERIFIED REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED AND REPAIR COMPLETED IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5.

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