Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
May 29, 2022
Submitted
June 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32511
Aircraft time
53,013 hours, 31,527 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lh Hor 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;#3 RIB STAB. STA 111.10 HAS CRACK AT STIFFENER 4;LOWER POSITION / REMOVED DAMAGE ON WEB AT LH HORIZ. STAB RIB #3 COMMON TO STIFFENER #4 AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 AND SRM 55-10-09-2R-4-REPAIR 4. TRIM OUT 0.500' X 0.360';[07] VERIFIED DAMAGE CUTOUT IN STEP 6;[08] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUTOUT AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 CALDUE: 03/23;[09] PERFORMED GVI OF ALL AREAS WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA. NO DEFECTS FOUND OR EXISTING REPAIRS FOUND.<BR>OK TO LOCATED AND DRILL HOLES PER LAYOUT.;[10] LOCATED AND DRILLED ALL REPAIR PARTS AND RIB #3 PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND SRM 55-10-09-2R-4-REPAIR 4;[11] ACCOMPLISHED 63 MICROINCHES ROUGHNESS TEST AT SURFACE AND CUT OUT EDGES AND 125 MICROINCHES ROUGHNESS TEST AT REPAIR PARTS AS REF B737-700 SRM 51-20-13-0G-0. TOOL ID # 172331;[12] VERIFIED REPAIRE PARTS ARE AS REPAIRE OF FIG.#202 / SHEET#1 & SHEET #4 OF DRWING 202 NOTES. OK TO TREAT & PRIME ALL BARE METAL AREAS PER SRM 51 -20-01.AND C/W OP 97 / ITEM#6.; TREATED AND PRIMED ALL REPAIR PARTS AND REPAIR AREA AS PER B737-700 AMM 51-21-72-370-804; SRM 51-20-01-0G-0 AND SOPM 20-41-02; INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS PER REF B737-700 SRM SRM 55-10-09-2R-4-REPAIR 4; FIGURE 202-SHEET 1; SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND SRM 51-20-05-0G-0;

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