Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
April 20, 2022
Submitted
May 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7729A
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
32675
Aircraft time
50,989 hours, 25,541 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert. Stab.
Stage of operation
IN
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

FOUND RIB #8 P/N 174A1008-2 OF DORSAL FIN ASSEMBLY CRACKED / [01] REMOVED RIB AT DORSAL FIN AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. PERFORMED BY RS # 35463;[02] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-10-05-0G-0. PERFORMED BY RS # 35463;[03] VERIFIED STEPS 1 AND 2. OK TO INSTALL NEW RIB.;[04] INSTALLED NEW RIB #8 AT DORSAL FIN AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG # 174A1008;[05] TO CORRECT STEP #2 - CORRECT REF. IS B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[06] CERTIFIED;[07] VERIFIED STEPS:4 AND 5.

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