Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
March 16, 2023
Submitted
May 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7858A
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
29361
Aircraft time
53,310 hours, 34,766 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

L/H HORIZONTAL STAB @ STA 129.50 RIB #5 STIFFENER #3 CRACKED.<[01] INSTALLED L/H HORIZONTAL MACHINE IN SPAR RIB STIFFENER REPAIR AT RIB # 5; STIFFENER # 3 PER REF. SRM 55-10-09-2R-4; REP. 4; MIXED SEALANT 0870B002BM654SKN40 AT 23:00; ON 3/31/23 SQUEEZE OUT AND VERIFIED. 100% FASTENERS INSTALLATION ON 3/31/23 AT 23:50; PER SOPM 20-50-19 AND APPLIED FILLET SEAL TO THE REPAIR PER SRM 51-20-05-0G-0;[02] RII....VERIFIED FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION STEP.

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