Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
December 23, 2021
Submitted
February 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27886
Aircraft time
67,914 hours, 39,947 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA. 120.30 RIB 4 STIFFENER # 3 CRACKED AT LOWER RADIUS. ; / [01] CUT OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE FROM VERTICAL STIFFENER ON RIB #4 STIFFENER #3 PER REF.737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [02] (RII) VERIFIED STEP 1. REMOVED DAMAGE ON WEB BELOW STIFFENER #3; PER REF. 737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [06] VERIFIED STEP 5.; [07] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ON RERPAIR AREA CUTOUT ON L/H STAB STA 120.30 RIB #4 STIFF. #3 @ LWR RADIUS IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23. NO CRACKS; EQYUIP: NORTEC 600 CAL DUE: 10/22 B/C 166316; [08] PERFORMED ROTO INSP. ON RERPAIR AREA EXISTING HOLES ON L/H STAB STA 120.30 RIB #4 STIFF. #3 IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 16. NO CRACKS; EQYUIP: NORTEC 600 CAL DUE: 10/22 B/C 166316 ROUGHNESS ID 171854; [14] LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS PER REF B737 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 TO STIFF # 3.; [15] VERIFIED STEP 12 AND 13.; [16] (RII) VERIFIED STEP 14.; [17] OK TO TREAT AND PRIME PARTS.; [18] TREATED AND PRIMER TRIMMED AREAS PER REF 737 AMM 51-21-41-370-802 AND 51-21-72-370-804; [19] VERIFIED STEP 18.; [20] (RII) OK TO INSTALL PARTS.; [21] INSTALLED REPAIR ON L/H HORIZONTAL STAB. AT RIB #4 ;STIFFENER #3; PER REF737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 FIG. 202; [22] (RII) VERIFIED STEP 21.; [23] INSTALLED REPAIR ON L/H HORIZONTAL STAB. AT RIB #4 ;STIFFENER #3; PER REF737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 FIG. 202; [24] (RII) VERIFIED STEP 23.

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