Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
July 31, 2022
Submitted
August 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32518
Aircraft time
52,920 hours, 31,399 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

AFTER REMOVING LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB RIB # 5 FOUND 2 POSSIBLE CRACKS ON THE LOWER CHORD FWD OF STIFFENER #1. / [01] RFORMED HFEC INSP ON STIFENER 1 O/B SIDE LWR CHORD; IAW B 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCE 23. TOOL NORTEC 600. BC 166316. CALIB DUE 10-8-22. NO CRACKS FOUND.;[08] FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE MATERIAL USED P/N:BAC 1490-2738 7075T6 PO#1244016;LOCATED AND DRILLED ALL REPAIR PARTS REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 FIG 203;[22] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT L/H HORIZONTAL STAB RIB #5 ON STIFFENER #1 REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPIR 5 FIG 203;[23] CORRECTION FROM STEP 22:INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT L/H HORIZONTAL STAB RIB #5 ON STIFFENER #1 REF B737-700 SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 FIG 203;[24] VERIFIED AND INSPECTED STEP#23.;[25] INSPECTED.;[26] VERIFIED

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