Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
October 14, 2022
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
34012
Aircraft time
56,256 hours, 33,707 cycles
Part
Rib
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

RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB 5 CRACKED AT STIFFENER 2. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM RIB IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON REWORKED AREA IAW NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23, CRACK CONFIRMED. PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON ALL EXISTING HOLES IAW NDT P6 51-00-00, PROC 16, NO CRACKS NOTED. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM THE WEB IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON CUTOUT IAW NDT P6 51-00-00, PROC 23, NO CRACKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL AREAS WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW 55-10-09-2R-4. LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. TREATED, PRIMED, AND DRILLED THE REPAIR IAW SRM 51-20-01-0G-0, AND SOPM 20-41-02. INSTALLED THE REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.

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