Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
July 20, 2022
Submitted
August 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32476
Aircraft time
59,880 hours, 35,571 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

LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LWR SKIN HAS 1/2' CRACK AT STA 193.9 18' FROM FWD EDGE. / TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED PART OF THE SKIN AT DISCREPANCY AREA; CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 1.7' X 1.0' IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11;[03] HFEC REQUEST AT THE EDGES OF THE CUT OUT AND OPEN HOLES TO ENSURE NO CRACKS EXIST.;[04] HFEC INSPECTED THE TRIMMED EDGE OF THE DAMAGE CUTOUT PER 737NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS FOUND. TOOL N600 ATS2353 DUE 01/2023.;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 2 DAMAGE REMOVAL;[06] HFEC REQUEST AT OPEN HOLES TO ENSURE NO CRACKS EXIST.;[07] HFEC INSPECTED OPEN HOLES IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS NOTED. EQUIP USED: -NORTEC 600 ID: ATS2353 CAL DUE: 01/23 -MINIMITE ID: IS000934 CAL DUE: 08/22;[08] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS (1)- DOUBLER 2024 T3 CLAD 0.080' LOT# 1466259-1 AND (2)- FILLER 2024 T3 CLAD 0.063' LOT# 1497220-1 APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 OK TO PRIME.;[09] VERIFIED ITEM 8 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.;[10] APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS AND COMMON AREA IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 OK TO INSTALL.;[11] VERIFIED ITEM 10 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. OK TO INSTALL.;[12] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LWR SKIN AT STA 193.9 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11;REVIEWED MXI FOLLOW ON CATEGORY B DEFERRAL REQUIREMENTS IS ESTABLISHED

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