Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
December 14, 2022
Submitted
January 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7713A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33919
Aircraft time
57,380 hours, 30,141 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 HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSPAR RIB; AT STABILIZER STATION 111.10; 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IS CRACKED.<[01] HFEC REQUEST TO VERIFY CRACK AT DISCREPANCY AREA.;[02] VERIFIED CRACK IAW NDTM D6-37239 PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23. TOOL I.D. IS000450 500D;[03] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PART AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 111.10 RIB 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4;[04] HFEC REQUEST ON THE CUT OUT EDGES; WEB AND EXISTING FASTENERS HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA TO ENSURE NO CRACKS EXIST.;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 3;[06] ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT AND ALL OPEN HOLES IN REPAIR AREA NO CRACK NOTED IAW 737 NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURES 23 AND 16 TOOL# IS000680 CAL. DUE 04/2023.;[07] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS (1) T-SECTION FROM 60-5872 7075 T76511 LOT# 1449876-1 (2) ANGLE FROM BAC 1490-2793 7075 T62 CLAD LOT# 1442205-1 (3) SHIM FROM 7075 T6 0.020' CLAD LOT# 1381332-1; APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 OK TO PRIME.[14] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STA 111.10 RIB 3RD VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW SRM 55-10-09-2R-4;[15] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS; TASK COMPLETE;[16] TASK COMPLETE.

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