Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
May 13, 2021
Submitted
June 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27891
Aircraft time
66,325 hours, 39,077 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 663 Bulkhead
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

LOWER FUSELAGE W/ W VERTICAL BULKHEAD STIFFENER CRACKED @ LOWER CHORD O/ B OF A/ C AIR EXIT EXHAUST STA 663.75 MKD ; / [01] REMOVED STIFFENER; [02] CORRECTING STEP 1; REMOVED STIFFENER AT RT W/W BULKHEAD STA 663.75 LOWER CHORD O/B OF A/C EXHAUST PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW VERTICAL STIFFENER AT RT W/W STA 663.75 LOWER CHORD O/B OF EXHAUST REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG# 111A1000.; [06] VERIFIED STEP # 5; [07] OK TO INSTALL NEW ANGLE; [08] INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL STIFFENER AT RT W/W STA 663.75 LOWER CHORD O/B OF EXHAUST REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG# 111A1000.; [09] REINSTALLED GSE EXHAUST AT RT W/W STA 663.75 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [10] VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF NEW VERTICAL STIFFENER AT RT W/W STA 663.75 LOWER CHORD O/B OF EXHAUST REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG# 111A1000 AND VERIFIED REINSTALLATION OF GSE EXHAUST AT RT W/W STA 663.75 REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.; [11] REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STIFFENER AT RT W/W STA 663.75 LOWER CHORD O/B OF EXHAUST REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG# 111A1000.

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