Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
August 31, 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 STABILIZER RIB #4 AFT UPPER SURFACE CRACKED. L/H HORIONTAL STABILIER RIB #4 FWD UPPER SURFACE CRACKED. / [01] TRIMMED DAMAGED AREA AT AFT UPPER SURFACE PER REFERENCE SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[02] CORRECTION TO STEP 1; TRIMMED DAMAGED AREA AT FWD UPPER SURFACE PER REFERENCE SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[03] VERIFIED STEP 2.;[04] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUT OUT AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 CALDUE: 03/23;[05] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON EXISTING HOLES IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[06] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON EXISTING HOLES IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[07] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON EXISTING HOLES <BR>LOCATED AT L/H HORIZ STAB RIB#4 SKIN REPAIR AREA<BR> IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[08] PERFORMED COUNTERSINK INSP ON EXISTING COUNTERSUNK HOLES<BR>LOCATED AT L/H HORIZ STAB RIB#4 SKIN REPAIR AREA<BR> IAW B737 NDT P6 53-30-00 PROC.3; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[09] PERFORMED DVI INSP. ON REPAIR ON L/H HORZ. STAB.<BR>ON RIB #4 FWD UPPER SURFACES;[10] 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;[11] VERIFIED 10

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