Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
September 2, 2020
Submitted
September 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7748A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
36399
Aircraft time
42,848 hours, 21,551 cycles
Part
Bulkhead Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 663
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

CENTER WING SECTION REAR SPAR VAPOR BARRIER HAS VERTICAL CRACK APPROX 10 INCHES IN LENGTH LOCATED BETWEEN LBL 45.64 AND LBL 31.83 MOD. CENTER WING SECTION REAR SPAR VAPOR BARRIER HAS VERTICAL CRACK MEASURING 10 INCHES IN LENGTH BETWEEN LBL 45.64 AND LBL 31.83. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR TO CRACKED AREA PER EA 1-A57-13410. AREA MUST BE RE-INSPECTED EVERY 100 FLIGHT CYCLES WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 100 FLIGHT CYCLES. PERMANENT REPAIR MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 600 FLIGHT CYCLES. PERMANENT ACTION REQUIRED: ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR AS GIVEN IN 737-700 SRM 51-70-04; REPAIR 10 OR AS AN ALTERNATIVE;REPAIR PART OF THE CRACK SO THAT THE CRACK LENGTH IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMIT. APPLY THE INTERIM SEAL OVER THE CRACK THAT IS LEFT AS GIVEN IN 737-700 SRM 57-10-10 PARAGRAPH 2.C(4) ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2.

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