Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
December 7, 2022
Submitted
January 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7742B
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33928
Aircraft time
51,537 hours, 27,573 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

RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB 5 AFT LOWER END FASTENER HOLES CRACKED IN THE MID SECTION 0.500' IN LENGTH. RH HORIONTAL STABILIER RIB 5 AFT LOWER END FASTENER HOLES CRACKED IN THE MID SECTION 0.500&#34; IN LENGTH.<[01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON STAB RIB 5 PER B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23; 0.500' CRACK FOUND. TOOL USED NORTEC 500; B/C 19497; CAL DUE DATE 05/23;[02] REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION DUE TO CRACK AT RH HORIZ. STAB. RIB #5 AFT LOWER END SRM 51-10-02-0G-0;[03] REMOVED AFT SUPPORT ANGLE AT RH HORIZ. STAB. RIB #5 REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[04] VERIFIED STEP #3;[05] PERFORMED ROTO INSP ON ALL EXISTING FASTENERS ON AFT WEB AREA REPAIR SECTION IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.16; NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 03/23;[06] ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR AS PER EA: 22-155-03624;[07] TASK C/W;[08] TASK C/W

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