Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 20, 2022
Submitted
August 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36665
Aircraft time
39,132 hours, 23,683 cycles
Part
Skin
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

CRACK NOTED ON L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA 193.9 LOCATED 9 INCHES FROM THE FRONT SPAR. CRACK LENGTH IS .8 INCHES / [01] REQUEST NDI TO MARK ENDS OF CRACK;[02] HFEC INSPECTED STAB SKIN AT CRACK PER 737NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. CRACK RUNS FORE AND AFT ALONG OUTBD RIB CHORD LINE AND IS .8 INCHES LONG. ENDS OF CRACK MARKED IN RED INK.;[03] ACCESSED FASTENERS IN REPAIR AREA AND CUT OUT DAMAGED IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11STEP 4B (2);[04] REQUEST HFEC AT SHIN CUT OUT AREA FOR CRACK FREE ON L/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4 D-A;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 3;[06] HFEC INSPECTED TRIMMED EDGE OF DAMAGE CUTOUT PER 737NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS FOUND. TOOL N500 IS000450 02/2023;[07] FABRICATED REPAIR -1 DOUBLER 2024-T3 .080 LOT# 1436239-1 ; -2 FILLER 2024-T3 .063 LOT# 1466518-1 ; AN APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING PER SRM55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4 G-M; OK TO APPLY PRIMER;[08] VERIFIED ITEM 7 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. <BR>OK TO APPLY PRIMER.;[09] APPLIED PRIMER AT REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4N(1);(2) AND (3) OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS;[10] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #9<BR> OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS GIVEN<BR>VERIFIED MEASUREMENT TABLE;[11] INSTALLED COUNTERSINK REPAIR WASHERS ; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS ; APPLIED SEALANT AROUND THE EDGES IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 ; STEP 4 P; P(1);Q; APPLIED A FINISH PAINT TO REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11; STEP 4 R

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