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
R/H Horiz. 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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB # 4 AT FWD LOWER CORNER CRACK. / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RT HORIZ STAB RIB#4 FWD LWR CORNER IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK CONFIRMED (CRACK LENGTH 0.625') <BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[02] REMOVED FWD STIFFENER AT RH HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB #4 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[13] FABRICATED THE ?1 REPAIR ANGLE FROM 0.063 INCH THICK 7075-O CLAD SHEET PER AMS-QQ-A-250/13 AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1-1. ITEM TTG8Q00BZ9HA;[14] VERIFIED STEP 13.;[15] PERFORMED FPI ON REPAIR PART. IAW B 737 SOPM 20-20-02. NO CRACKS FOUND.;[16] ACCOMPLISHED HEAT TREATMENT ON REPAIR ANGLE (-1) FROM 7075-0 TO T6 PER BAC 5602.;[17] FABRICATED SHIM (-2) AS REQUIRED PER EA22-155-01255 WIP1 STEP 13; MATERIAL USED 7075-T6.020' PO#1633776.[21] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT RT HORIZ. STAB. RIB #4 FWD LOWER CORNER PER EA 22-155-01255-WIP1 FIG. 1-1.;[22] VERIFIED STEP 21;[23] LOCATED AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES AT NEW STIFFENER P/N 182A2405-14 AS PER REFERENCE B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.;[24] VERIFIED STEP 23. OK TO INSTALL NEW STIFFENER.;[25] INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER P/N 182A2405-14 AT THE FORWARD OF RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB #4 AS PER REFERENCE B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[27] ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA 22-155-01255;

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