Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
November 17, 2022
Submitted
December 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7715E
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33921
Aircraft time
56,608 hours, 29,985 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

SUSPECT CRACK ON LH HORIZONTAL STAB RIB 5 STIFFENER 4. PERFORMED HFEC AT SUSPECTED CRACK ON LH HORIZONTAL STAB. STIFFENER 4 IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. CRACK CONFIRMED AT LOWER SECTION OF STIFFENER. REMOVED DAMAGE AT LH HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB #5 STIFFENER 4 AS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4REMOVED DAMAGE FROM THE WEB AND THE LOWER CHORD OF THE LH HORIZONTAL STAB. RIB #5 IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5. PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON REWORKED AREA IAW NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23, NO CRACKS. FABRICATED REPAIR , ANGLE AND SHIM IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5 TREATED AND PRIMED, FABRICATED REPAIR AND BARE METAL AT REPAIR AREA IAW AMM 51-21-41-370-801 AND 51-21-72-370-804. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-5 REPAIR 5.

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