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

LH HORIZONTAL STAB LWR SKIN HSS 193 CRACKED, FOUND TO BE 10' FROM L/E AND .6' IN LENGTH. REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. STEP 4. B. HF INSPECTED CUT OUT AREA IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER & APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING TO REPAIR AND BARE SURFACES IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, STEP 4.F - M. APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR & BARE SURFACES OF SKIN. INSTALLED COUNTERSINK REPAIR WASHERS AS NECESSARY IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.N (1 - 3) & P(1). INSTALLED REPAIR & APPLIED SEALANT IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 STEP 4.O - Q. INSTALLED PANEL 331BZ IAW AMM 20-50-11-910-801.

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