Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 22, 2022
Submitted
July 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32516
Aircraft time
52,954 hours, 31,553 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

L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MOVEABLE L/E FAIRING RIB 4 CRACKED @ EDGE MKD DOT / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON L/H HORIZ STAB MOVEABLE L/E FAIRING RIB#4 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK NOTED (CRACK LENGTH 0.250')<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 CALDUE: 03/23;[02] REMOVED RIB 4 AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PER.REF. B-737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G;[03] PERFORMED HFEC HOLE PROBE INSPECTION ON ALL REMOVED FASTENER LOCATIONS IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS. [NORTEC 600 ; B/C 166316 ; CALIB.DUE- 10/22];[04] PERFORMED HFEC COUNTERSINK INSPECTION ON ALL REMOVED FASTENER LOCATIONS IAW NDTM PART 6; 53-30-00; PROCEDURE 3. NO CRACKS. [NORTEC 600 ; B/C 166316 ; CALIB.DUE- 10/22];[05] VERIFIED AND INSPECTED STEP#2.;[06] OK TO INSTALL RIB 4.;[07] REPLACED RIB #4 PN 186A1304-1 AT L/H HORIZ. STAB. L/E FAIRING PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[08] VERIFIED AND INSPECTED STEP#7;[09] MEASUREMENTS INPUT AND PARTS TRANSACTION ONLY;[10] VERIFIED STEP#9;[11] VERIFIED AND INSPECTED.

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