Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 11, 2022
Submitted
March 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
36918
Aircraft time
38,769 hours, 23,511 cycles
Part
Skin
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 RIB AT ABOUT LE STA 283 CRACKED FOUND CRACKED RIB AT R/H HORZ STAB L/E CORRECT LOCATION FOR DAMAGE RIB IS AT L/E STA 281.91 / [01] REMOVED DAMAGE PART FROM R/H HOR. STAB. L/E. SKIN RIB AT ABOUT L/E. STA. 283 IAW. B-737-700 SRM.51-40-02-0G-0;[02] VERIFIED REMOVAL;[03] MACH DRILL NEW R/H. HORIZONTAL L/E. SKIN RIB AT STA. 281.91 IAW. B-737-700 SRM.51-40-05-0G-0;[04] CORRECTION STEP #1. STA. 281.91;[05] VERIFIED 3 AND 4. OK TO INSTALL SKIN RIB AT R/H HORIZONTAL STAB L/E AT STA 281.91;[06] REMOVED AND REPLACE R/H. HORIZONTAL STAB. L/E. SKIN RIB AT L/E. STA. 281.91 IAW. B-737-700 SRM.51-40-02-0G-0;[07] VERIFIED STEP 6