Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 7, 2022
Submitted
July 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32513
Aircraft time
52,870 hours, 31,550 cycles
Part
Stiffener
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

R/H HORIZONTAL STAB. FRONT SPAR INTERNAL RIB 4 ;STEFFINER # 2 CRACKED @ LOWER RADIUS / [01] CUT OUT CRACKED AREAS AT LOWER VERTICAL STIFFNER; WEB OF THE RIB AND LOWER I/B FLANGE PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 FIG.204 DETAIL 'A';[02] VERIFIED CRACKS REMOVAL (3EA) AT VERT STIFFENER; WEB; LWR FLANGE.;[03] PERFORMED HFEC INSP IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23; ON 3EA. CUTOUT REWORK; NO CRACKS. TOOL USED OLYMPUS NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CAL DUE 10/22.;[04] PERFORMED OHEC INSP IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 16; ON REAIR AREA; NO CRACKS. TOOL USED OLYMPUS NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CAL DUE 10/22.;[05] FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE [2] MATERIAL USED BAC1490-2738 PO# 1770352; SHIM [4] 1EA MATERIAL USED 7075-T6.020' PO# 1678426; FILLER [3] MATERIAL USED 7075-T6.050' PO# 1691702 AND T-SECTION [1] AND 1EA SHIM [4] FROM KIT P/N 55100003-01 PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 FIG. 204 DETAIL 'A'.;[06] VERIFIED FABRICATION OF REPAIR PARTS (SHIM; FILLER; T-SECTION).;[07] OK TO APPLY ALODINE AND PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS.;[08] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND REPAIR AREA PER B737-700 SRM 51-20-01-0G-0 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-804.;[09] VERIFIED STEP 8;[10] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS;[11] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 FIG. 204 DETAIL 'A'.;[12] APPLIED FILLET SEAL TO REPAIR PARTS PER B737-700 SRM 51-20-05-0G-0.;[13] VERIFIED STEPS 11 & 12.;[14] VERIFIED.

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