Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
May 24, 2023
Submitted
July 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8302F
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36680
Aircraft time
36,881 hours, 16,672 cycles
Part
Rib
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

L/E HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAS EVIDENCE OF A CRACK AT RIB # 4 FROM I/B LH LEADING EDGE PANEL<[01] SUMMARY=REMOVED CRACKED RIB (#4 FROM I/B) AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.<BR>LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB (#4 FROM I/B) AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.<BR>INSTALLED NEW #4 RIB AT LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AS PER B 737 SRM 51-40-02-OG-0;[02] VERIFIED REMOVED CRACKED RIB (#4 FROM I/B) AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.<BR>LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB (#4 FROM I/B) AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.<BR>INSTALLED NEW #4 RIB AT LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AS PER B 737 SRM 51-40-02-OG-0;[03] CORRECTION FOR SUMMARY TO READ.<BR>REMOVED CRACKED RIB (#4 FROM I/B) AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.<BR>LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB (#4 FROM I/B) AT L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PER B737-800 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0.<BR>INSTALLED NEW #4 RIB AT LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AS PER B 737 SRM 51-40-02-OG-0 AND DWG# 186A1304 FRAME 1 OF 1.;[04] NEW NR GENERATED TO CAPTURE MISSING MEASUREMENT TABLE REF: TTG8Q00LMBSA;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTION ON STEP 3 AND VERIFIED STEP 4

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