Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 28, 2022
Submitted
November 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N201LV
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29854
Aircraft time
59,586 hours, 35,374 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zn 300 Stabilize
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 LOWER SKIN WING STATION 184.70 - .5' CRACK NOTED TO BE 26.5' FROM L/E / [01] TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED PART OF THE SKIN AT DISCREPANCY AREA; CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 1.7' X 1.0' IAW SRM 51-10-02;[02] HEFC REQUEST AT THE EDGES OF THE CUT OUT AND OPEN HOLES TO ENSURE NO OTHER DAMAGE EXIST.;[03] ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT; EXISTING OPEN HOLES AND COUNTERSINKS NO CRACK NOTED IAW 737 NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; 16 AND 53-30-00 PROCEDURE 3 TOOL# IS000680 CAL. DUE 04/2023; MINI-MITE C018704 CAL. DUE 07/2023.;[04] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 1.;[05] OK TO CLOSE PANEL 331BZ AT FRONT SPAR OF LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER;[06] OK TO INSTALL 331BZ.;[07] INSTALLED 331BZ ON FRONT SPAR OF LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW AMM 20-50-11-910-801 STEP 2 D TABLE 230 <BR>SCREW GUN ID PER2058 S/N A97G23100 DUE 11/2022;[08] RII VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 7.;[09] REPAIRED PER EA 22-155-02977 WITH AN INSPECTION PROGRAM DEFINED IN 22-155-02977-INSP.;[10] VERIFIED ALL STEPS COMPLETE.

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