Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
October 6, 2022
Submitted
November 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36668
Aircraft time
38,362 hours, 23,373 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB, STA. 120.30 RIB STIFFENER NR 2 CRACKED AT LOWER RADIUS. REMOVED DAMAGE ON STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUTOUT AREA IAW NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23, NO CRACKS. PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON 8 EXISTING HOLES IAW NDT P6 51-00-00, PROC 16, NO CRACKS. PERFORMED GVI OF ALL AREAS WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. NO DEFECTS NOTED. LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR & RIB IAW AMM 51-21-41-370-802 & AMM 51-21-72-370-804. INSTALLED THE STIFFENER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 & APPLIED FILLET SEAL IAW SRM 51-20-05-0G-0.

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