Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
February 5, 2022
Submitted
March 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
34630
Aircraft time
53,482 hours, 32,044 cycles
Part
Stiffener
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

CRACK SUSPECTED AT RH HORIZONTAL STAB RIB 4 STIFFENER 4. CRACK CONFIRMED IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC.23. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA OF RIB 4 STIFFENER #4 IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 FIG. 202 DETAIL A. PREFORMED HFEC INSP ON REWORKED REA. IAW NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCE 23. INDICATION CRACK FOUND DRILLED NEW PARTS IAW SRM 51-10-02-OG-0. APPLIED ALODINE & PRIME AT REPAIR IAW SRM 51-20-01-0G-0 & AMM 51-21-72-370-804;[14] VERIFIED TREATMENT APPLICATION.;[15] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. (KIT);[16] INSTALLED REPAIR KIT # 55100003-01 AT R/H HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB#4 STIFFENER #4 AS PER B-737-700 SRM # 51-10-09-2R-4 FIG. 202 DETAIL A.

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