Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
April 24, 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
L/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

LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LE ACCESS PANEL RIB CRACK AT LE STA 300.51 / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON LH HORIZONTAL STAB L/E ACCESS PNL RIB AT L/E STA 300.51 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK NOTED LENGTH 0.600'<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 10/22;[02] REMOVED RIB AT LH HORIZONTAL STAB. L/E STA 300.51 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[03] VERIFIED STEP 2.;[04] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[05] VERIFIED STEP 4. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME.;[06] TREATED AND PRIMED HOLES FASTENER AS PER REF B737-700 SOPM 20-43-03 AND SOPM 20-41-02;[07] VERIFIED STEP 6. OK TO INSTALL NEW RIB.;[08] INSTALLED NEW RIB AT LH HORIZONTAL STAB. L/E STA 300.51 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[09] VERIFIED STEP 8.

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