Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 73771B

Difficulty date
January 12, 2022
Submitted
February 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7849A
Make and model
Boeing 73771B
Aircraft serial
29367
Aircraft time
45,174 hours, 29,270 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

R/H HRZ STABILIZER RIB #4 AT STIFFENER #3 HAS A CRACK. ; / [01] CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGE FROM THE VERTICAL STIFFENER OF RIB #4 STIFFENER #3 AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.; [02] VERIFIED STEP 1. NDT REQUIRE.; [ [14] REPAIRED R/H HORIZONTAL STAB.MACHINED INSPAR RIB#4 STIFFENER#3 PER REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; [15] VERIFIED STEPS 13 AND 14.

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