Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
June 29, 2022
Submitted
July 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7732A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
34861
Aircraft time
52,541 hours, 28,248 cycles
Part
Stiffener
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 RIB #2 STIFFENER #2 LOWER FLANGE HAS A CRACK. / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RIB STIFFENER LOWER FLANGE IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK CONFIRMED.<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 CALDUE: 03/23;[02] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON REWORKED AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK MARKED AND CONFIRMED IN WEB AREA <BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[03] L/H HORIZONTAL STAB; RIB 2 STIFFENER 2 CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4;[04] VERIFIED STEP 3.;[05] ENTER ON ERROR AT STEP 1: AFT HFC INSP; CUT OUT CRACK AREA AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4;[06] REJECTED STEP 5.;[07] (LATE ENTRY) CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA ON RIB #2 WEB AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4;[08] VERIFIED STEP 7.;[09] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUTOUT AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[10] RECEIVED NEW KIT PO#1728471 LOCATED NEW REPAIR PARTS AND DRILLED NEW HOLE SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[11] VERIFIED STEP 10;[12] TREATED AND PRIME NEW HOLES AT NEW KIT REPAIRS AMM51-21-41-370-802 AND AMM 51-21-72-470-804;[13] VERIFIED STEP 12;[14] OK TO INSTALL NEW KIT REPAIR PARTS;[15] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT LH HORIZONTAL STAB RIB #2 STIFFENER#2 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR #4;[16] VERIFIED STEP 15;[17] APPLIED SEALANT AT REPAIR PARTS IN REF SRM 55-10-09;[18] VERIFIED STEP 17

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