Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
November 14, 2022
Submitted
December 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32525
Aircraft time
52,811 hours, 31,569 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB INSPAR RIB, HSS 129.50, THIRD VERTICAL STIFFENER WAS CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OPEN HOLE AND CUT OUT INSPECTION, NO CRACKS NOTED IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 16, AND 23. ACCOMPLISHED GVI OF ALL AREAS WITHIN REPAIR AREA, AND UNDERLYING STRUCTURE, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4, STEP 4E. FABRICATED A REPAIR, LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 55=10-09-2R-4, REPAIR 4, REPAIR INSTRS 4F - J. TREATED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR IAW SRM 55=10-09-2R-4, REPAIR 4, REPAIR INSTRS 4K & L. INSTALLED THE REPAIR IAW SRM 55=10-09-2R-4, REPAIR 4, REPAIR INSTRS 4M - R.

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