Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
April 24, 2023
Submitted
May 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft serial
33657
Aircraft time
63,400 hours, 32,540 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
UNKNOWN
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

LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIN #4 CRACKED AT #3 STIFFENER<[01] ALL INSPECTION STEPS COMPLETED.;[02] ALL RII INSPECTION COMPLETED.;[03] SUMMARY=CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED FROM THE VERTICAL STIFFENER #3 OF THE RIB AS PER REF B/737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4. REMOVED CUT OUT DAMAGED FOUND ON WEB FROM NDT; AT RIB #4 STIFFENER# 3 AS PER REF B/737SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. MATERIAL USED T-ANGLE P/N55100003-003.MATERIAL USED ANGLE P/N 5510000-02. MATERIAL USED SHIM P/N 5510000-004 AS PER REF B/737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4. LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS AS PER REF B737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4 REMOVED; AND SHARP EDGES FROM REPAIR PARTS AND BARE METAL AND MAKED THE INITIAL PARTS AND CUT EDGES SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF 63 MICROINCHES. AND REPAIR PARTS AND CUT SURFACE ROUGHNESS 125 MICROINCHES AS PER REF B/737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4. USED TOOL 172329. TREATED AND PRIMED INITIAL PARTS AND REPAIR PARTS AS PER REF B/737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND FILLED SEAL TO THE REPAIR PARTS AS PER REF B/737 SRM 55-10-09-2R-4 REPAIR 4.

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