# SDR SWAA2022093048704

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 31, 2022
- Submitted: September 30, 2022
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N555LV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555LV), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-7BD
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-7BD](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 36726
- Aircraft time: 36,017 hours, 21,105 cycles
- System (JASC): [5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5510)
- Part: None
- Condition: Elongated
- Location: Lh Hor Stab
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2022093048704

## Discrepancy

L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB #4 UPPER FLANGE HAS ( 1 EACH) HOLE ELONGATED. / [01] TRIMMED ONE EACH HOLE ON FLANGED PER REFERENCE SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1.;[03] 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;[04] 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;[05] 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;[06] PERFORMED COUNTERSINK INSP ON EXISTING COUNTERSUNK HOLES LOCATED AT L/H HORIZ STAB RIB#4 SKIN REPAIR AREA IAW B737 NDT P6 53-30-00 PROC.3; NO CRACKS<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CALDUE: 10/22;[07] PERFORMED DVI INSP. ON REPAIR ON L/H HORZ. STAB.<BR>ON RIB #4 UPPER FLANGE.;[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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