Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
January 28, 2023
Submitted
March 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft serial
32747
Aircraft time
67,166 hours, 34,728 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zn 300 Stabilize
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB 4 CRACKED AT STIFFENER 3 LOWER RADIUS.(51-025)<[01] REMOVED THE DAMAGE PART OF THE RIB 4 AT STIFFENER 3 LOWER RADIUS AS SHOW IN FIG. 202 PARA.4 LETTER B REF. SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4;[02] VERIFIED 1. ACCOMPLISHED GVI OF REPAIR AREA PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 STEP 4.E. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.;[03] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. OF THE CUT EDGES OF THE STIFFENER AND WEB IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C: 166317 DUE: 10/31/23;[04] PERFORMED HFEC ROTO INSP. OF ALL EXISTING FASTENER HOLES WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA ON RIB#4; STIFFENER #3 IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS NOTED <BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C: 166317 DUE: 10/31/23<BR>TOOL: OLYMPUS MINIMITE B/C: 172542 DUE: 09/02/23;[05] LOCATED AND DRILLING PARTS OF THE REPAIR OF KIT P/N 55100003-01 PO# 1728471 ON THE RIB 4 OF STIFFENER 3 LOWER RADIUS REF. SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 PARA. 4 LETTERS (G;H;I;J);[06] VERIFIED LOCATION AND DRILLING IN STEP # 5;[07] OK TO ALODINE AND PRIME REPAIR AREA.;[08] APPLIED TREAT AND PRIME TO PARTS OF THE REPAIR AND THE RIB 4 OF THE STIFFENER 3 LOWER RADIUS REF. SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 PARA. 4 LETTERS (K;L);[09] VERIFIED STEP # 8;[10] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS;;[11] INSTALLED REPAIR ON THE RIB 4 STIFFENER 3 LOWER RADIUS REF. SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 PARA. 4 LETTERS (M;N;O;P;Q;R);[12] VERIFIED STEP # 11;[13] JOB IS COMPLETE;[14] VERIFIED STEPS 5; 7;8; 10 AND 11 NOTE: RII

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