Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
July 10, 2023
Submitted
July 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8671D
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36715
Aircraft time
26,467 hours, 12,561 cycles
Part
Rib
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zn 500 Left Wing
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

N/R -- LEFT WING INSPAR RIB 27 CLOSURE RIB CRACKED<[01] INSTALLED FASTENERS AT LEFT WING IN SPAR RIB 27 AS PER REF B/737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.AND DW 112A5270 .SQUEE-OUT .MIXED 0870C80BM SEALANT AT 11:00PM 07/14/2023 SQUEEZED OUT TIME BY 7:00AM 07/18/2023.;[02] REJECTION: HILOK SHANK NOT PROTUDING ENOUGH AT LH WING RIB 27 CLOSURE WHERE ATTACHES TO WINGLET (HILOK SHOWES NO THREADS PROTRUDING AT THE END OF COLLAR) TTG8Q00M8SUJ;[03] CORRECTION TO REJECTION: REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF NEW HI-LOCK WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON N/R TTG8Q00M8SUJ.;[04] VERIFIED STEP 3;[05] REMOVED; LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB 27 AT LEFT WING L/E O/B IN REFERENCE WITH B-737-800 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; DRAWING #: 112A5270; SOPM 20-50-19.;[06] REMOVED; LOCATED; DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW RIB 27 AT LEFT WING L/E O/B IN REFERENCE WITH B-737-800 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; DRAWING #: 112A5270; SOPM 20-50-19.;[07] VERIFIED STEPS 1 TO 6;[08] RII VERIFIED. STEPS 1 TO 6

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