Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
July 14, 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
Angle
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

RH STAB RIB #5 (STA 129.50) HAS CRACK AT LWR O/B FLANGE AT STIFFENER #2. / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RIB#5 STA 129.50 LOWER O/B FLANGE AT STIFFENER#2 B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK CONFIRMED MARKED<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 CALDUE: 03/23;[07] FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AS PER B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5;[08] VERIFIED STEP 7 <BR>OK TO TREAT AND PRIME ANGLE;[09] TREATED AND PRIMED AS PER B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-701; B737-700 AMM 51-21-72-370-801;[10] OK TO INSTALL ANGLE;[11] INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AT RIB#5 STA 129.50 STIFFENER #2 LOWER SIDE SRM 55-10-09-2R-5;[12] FABRICATED FILLER MATERIAL USED 7075-T6-.063 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5;[13] VERIFIED STEP 11 AND 12;[14] CORRECTION TO STEP 8. <BR>RII INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED BY MANUEL RABASSA<BR>VERIFIED STEP 7<BR>OK TO TREAT AND PRIME ANGLE;[15] CORRECTION TO STEP 10. <BR>RII INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED BY MANUEL RABASSA<BR>OK TO INSTALL ANGLE;[16] INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AT RIB#5 STA 129.50 STIFFENER #2 LOWER SIDE SRM 55-10-09-2R-5;[17] TREATED AND PRIMED AS PER B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-701; B737-700 AMM 51-21-72-370-801;[18] INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER AT RT. STAB RIB 5 PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-5;

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