Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
December 20, 2022
Submitted
January 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36640
Aircraft time
44,739 hours, 27,195 cycles
Part
Skin
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 LWR SKIN HAD A POSSIBLE CRACK AT APPROXIAMATE HSS 194. CRACK CONFIRMED TO BE 18' FROM L/E AND 1.20' IN LENGTH. REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4. B. HFEC INSPECTED CUT OUT IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR, DOUBLER, FILLER, & APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, STEP 4.F - M. APPLIED PRIMER & INSTALLED COUNTERSINK REPAIR WASHERS AS NECESSARY IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.N (1 - 3) & P(1). INSTALLED THE REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.O - Q.

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