Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
March 9, 2023
Submitted
April 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36632
Aircraft time
51,201 hours, 30,730 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 ASSY #4 STIFFENER #2 CRACKED AT LOWER SECTION<[01] PERFORMED HFEC AND CONFIRMED CRACK AT LOWER SECTION OF STIFFENER #2 OF RIB ASSY #4 ; IAW NDTM PART 6;51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23.<BR>[NORTEC 600 ; B/C 172389 ; CALIB.DUE- 3/23];[02] REMOVED DAMAGE AT RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB ASSY #4 STIFFENER #2 AS PER SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 AND SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.;[03] VERIFIED STEP 2.;[04] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ON R/HORIZ STAB. RIB ASSY #4 STIFF #2 IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 23. NO CRACKS IN WEB AREA.EQUIP: NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CAL DUE: 10/23;[05] PERFORMED ROTO INSP. ON EXISTING HOLES IN REPAIR AREA ON R/HORIZ STAB. RIB ASSY #4 STIFF #2 IAW B737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC. 16. NO CRACKS; EQUIP: NORTEC 600 B/C 166317 CAL DUE: 10/23; B/C 172543;[06] LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS ON RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB ASSY #4 STIFFENER #2 AS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.;[07] EVALUATED ROUGHNESS AT REWORKED AREA: ROUGHNESS AT OR SMOOTHER THAN 63 MICROINCHES RA AS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4.;[08] (AMENDING TOOL B/C ON STEP 7) EVALUATED ROUGHNESS AT REWORKED AREA: ROUGHNESS AT OR SMOOTHER THAN 63 MICROINCHES RA AS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. TOOL USED: B/C 171854;[09] VERIFIED STEP 6;8.MIXED BMS 5-95 SEALANT AT 21:30; 3/16/23. SQUEEZE OUT TIME BY 17:30; 3/17/23.;[11] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS ON RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB ASSY #4 STIFFENER #2 AS PER SRM 55-10-09-2R-4. APPLIED FILET SEAL TO THE REPAIR PARTS REF SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 AND 51-20-05;

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