Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
August 25, 2022
Submitted
September 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555LV
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
36726
Aircraft time
36,017 hours, 21,105 cycles
Part
None
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

L/H HORIZONTAL STAB INSPAR RIB ASSEMBLY #4 STIFFENER #2 CRACKED. / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON STIFFENER #2 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK NOTED<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[02] CUT DAMAGED AREA OF STIFFER #2 ON L/H HORIZONTAL STAB RIB #4 PER REFERENCE SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.;[03] VERIFIED STEP 2.;[04] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON STIFFENER #2 IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; CRACK NOTED AND MARKED ON WEB <BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[05] TRIMMED DAMAGED FROM WEB WITH A RADII OF 0.167' PER REFERENCE SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.;[06] VERIFIED STEP 5.;[07] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AT WEB IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC 23; NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 03/23;[08] DUE TO MANY DAMAGE ON RIB # 4; RIB NEED TO BE REPLACE; ORDERED NEW RIB P/N 182A5304-3; NEW RIB INSTALLED ON CUSTOMER BAR CODE TTG8Q00EELDP;[09] VERIFIED 8

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