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 LOWER FLANGE HAS (7 EACH) CRACKS. / [01] TRIMMED 4 EACH AREAS ON LOWER FLANGE OF RIB #4 REF. SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 FABRICATED LOWER ANGLE USING BAC 1490 7075-T6 PER REF SRM 55-10-09-2R-5;[06] LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 AND 51-40-05-0G-0;[07] ACCOMPLISHED SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF 63 MICRO INCHES RA ON THE INITIAL PARTS; THE CUT EDGES PER SRM 51-20-13-0G-0 AND 125 RA ON CUT EDGES OF THE REPAIR PARTS;[08] FOR ROUGHNESS TEST USING TOOL B/C 172331; NO CALIBRATION; DUE;[09] 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;[10] CORRECTION; STEPS#5; 6; 7; AND 8 ENTER IN ERROR;[11] (CORRECTION) STEP #9: ENTERED IN ERROR;[12] CORRECTION TO STEP 4. STEP ENTERED IN ERROR. DVI NOT PERFORMED IN THIS AREA.;[13] 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;[14] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON EXISTING HOLES LOCATED AT L/H HORIZ STAB RIB#4 SKIN REPAIR AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22 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;[18] VERIFIED 17

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