Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
February 23, 2023
Submitted
April 4, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33936
Aircraft time
37,398 hours, 21,958 cycles
Part
Skin
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

CRACK FOUND ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STA 193.9; 26' FROM FWD EDGE. CRACK IS 0.5' LENGTH MARKED.<[01] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PART ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STA 193.9 26' FROM FWD EDGE; CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 1.7' X 1.0' IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11;[02] HFEC INSPECTION REQUEST ON EDGES OF THE CUT OUT AND OPEN HOLES TO ENSURE NO OTHER DAMAGE EXIST.;[03] VERIFIED ITEM 1 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.;[04] HFEC INSPECTED CUTOUT AREA IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23.<BR>NO CRACKS NOTED.<BR><BR>HFEC INSPECTED OPEN HOLES IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. <BR>NO CRACKS NOTED.<BR><BR>EQUIP USED:<BR>-NORTEC 600 ID: ATS1465 CAL DUE: 09/23;[05] MEASUREMENTS CHART UPDATED.;[06] SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 IS APPLICABLE TO THIS REPAIR.;[07] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS (1) DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 CLAD 0.080' LOT # 1497191-1; (2) FILLER FROM 2024 T3 CLAD 0.063' LOT# 1497220-1; APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 OK TO PRIME.;[08] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 6 AND 7.;[09] APPLIED PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS AND COMMON AREA IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 OK TO INSTALL.;[10] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 9.;[11] INSTALLED REPAIR ON R/H HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN AT STA 193.9 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11;[12] VERIFIED MEASUREMENT TABLE.;[13] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 12.

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