Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 10, 2022
Submitted
February 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7752B
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33943
Aircraft time
44,008 hours, 22,440 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
R/H Horiz. Stab.
Stage of operation
UK
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 HOR. STAB L/E SKIN WITH RIB CRACKED AT ABOUT LE STA 78 / [01] REMOVED RIB AT R/H HOR. STAB L/E STA 78 AS PER B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[02] LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES AT NEW RIB AS PER B737-7 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[03] VERIFIED STEP 1/2. OK TO TREAT/PRIME;[04] TREATED AND PRIMED HOLES AS PER B737-7 AMM 51-21-41-370-803 AND 51-21-72-370-804;[05] STEP 4 VERIFIED; OK TO INSTALL;[06] INSTALLED RIB AT A R/H HOR. STAB L/E STA 78 AS PER B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[07] VERIFIED STEP 6. TASK COMPLETE.