Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 1, 2023
Submitted
July 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32541
Aircraft time
51,370 hours, 30,880 cycles
Part
Skin
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

RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN (INSPECTION OF SKIN PANEL OUTBOARD OF SB 737-55-1096) .5' CRACK FOUND 26.8' FROM FWD SIDE AT STA 187.70<[01] REMOVED PANEL 341BZ IAW SOPM 20-50-01 TO ACCESS REPAIR.;[02] REQUEST HFEC INSPECTION TO MARK END OF CRACK.;[03] ACCOMPLISHED HFEC SURFACE SCAN IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 CHAPTER 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. VERIFIED AND MARKED ENDS OF THE CRACK.<BR><BR>EQUIPMENT USED: NORTEC 600 ID: ATS1465 CAL DUE: 09/2023;[04] REMOVED FASTENERS AROUND CRACK FOR ACCESS IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[05] CUT AND REMOVED CRACK DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0. DIMENSIONS FOR CUTOUT; LENGTH = 1.60' X WIDTH = 0.80'.;[06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEPS 4 AND 5.;[07] REQUESTED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK FREE CUTOUT & OPEN HOLES INSPECTION.;[08] ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT AND ALL EXISTING HOLES NO CRACK NOTED IAW 737 NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23 AND 16 TOOL ID IS000681 CAL. DUE 04/2024.;[09] OK TO INSTALL PANEL 341BZ REMOVED FOR ACCESS TO REPAIR ACTION STEP 1.;[10] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 9.;[11] INSTALLED PANEL 341BZ IAW AMM 20-50-11-910-801. SCREW GUN ID:ATS2833; CAL DUE 01/2024.;[12] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 11.;[13] COMPLETED STEP 1.;[14] 'REPAIRED PER EA 23-155-01829 WITH REPETITIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM DEFINED IN EA 23-155-01829-INSP.';[15] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 14.

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