Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
January 31, 2022
Submitted
March 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33857
Aircraft time
60,475 hours, 35,929 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert. 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 ACCESS PANEL 321A LOCATED STRUCTURE RIB 8 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER 2022-55490 / [01] REPLACED RIB LOCATED STRUCTURE AT VERTICAL STABILIZER (DORSAL FIN RIB 8 ACCESS PANEL 321A ) IAW B737-700 SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 9;SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 174A0103 SHEET 3 REV A;[02] CORRECTED STEP 1 <BR>REPLACED RIB LOCATED STRUCTURE AT VERTICAL STABILIZER (DORSAL FIN RIB 8 ACCESS PANEL 321A ) IAW B737-700 SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 9;SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 174A0103 SHEET 3 REV A .SEE INDIVIDUAL SIGN OFFS BELLOW.;[03] TASK COMPLETED <BR><BR>SEE INDIVIDUAL SIGN OFFS BELOW