Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 9, 2022
Submitted
March 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
32464
Aircraft time
58,773 hours, 34,967 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/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

L/H HOR. STAB INSPAR RIB NO. 4 AT (STAB STA 120.30) STIFFENER NO. 4 CRACKED / [01] CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION ON RIB #4; VERTICAL STIFFENER #4; PER REF. B737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4; FIG. 202; DETAIL 'A';[[12] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW REPAIR PARTS KIT; PER REF. B737 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND 55-10-09-2R-4; REPAIR 4;[13] VERIFIED STEP 12. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME REPAIR PARTS AND WEB.;[14] APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMED ON RE WORKED AREAS; PER REF. B737 AMM 51-21-41-370-802 AND 51-21-72-370-804;[15] VERIFIED STEP 14. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.;[16] INSTALLED HORIZONTAL STAB. MACHINE IN SPAR RIB STIFFENER REPAIR AT RIB # 4 STIFFENER # 4 ; PER REF 737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; AND APPLIED FILLET TO THE REPAIR PARTS PER REF 51-20-05-0G-0;[17] CORRECTION INSTALLED HORIZONTAL STAB. MACHINE IN SPAR RIB STIFFENER REPAIR AT RIB # 4 STIFFENER # 4 ; PER REF 737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; AND APPLIED FILLET SEALANT TO THE REPAIR PARTS PER REF 51-20-05-0G-0;[18] VERIFIED STEP 17.;[19] INSTALLED HORIZONTAL STAB. MACHINE IN SPAR RIB STIFFENER REPAIR AT RIB # 4 STIFFENER # 4 ; PER REF 737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; AND APPLIED FILLET SEALANT TO THE REPAIR PARTS PER REF 51-20-05-0G-0;[20] VERIFIED STEP 19.