Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
July 16, 2021
Submitted
August 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7723E
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
32670
Aircraft time
48,099 hours, 24,239 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 540 S23r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT HAS CRACKED STRINGER 23R AT STA 540 ; / [01] CU AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED PART OF STRINGER 23R FROM BS 50D+12 - BS540 IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 STEP 4B; [02] CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED PART OF STRINGER 23R FROM BS 500D+12 - BS540 IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 STEP 4B; [03] VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVAL PER SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 STEP 4.B; [04] SRM 53-30-03-0I-01 IDENTIFICATION 1 AND SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS A/C; [05] VERIFIED APPLICABILITY STATEMENT SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1; [06] REQUESTED HFEC INSPECTION OF THE REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 STEP 4C; [07] HFEC INSPECTED CUTOUT IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. EQUIP ID#: IS000450 S/N: N500D000M120071; [08] -RECEIVED REPLACEMENT STRINGER SECTION (1E/A) HFAB53-STR-011 (7075T0#0.036 LOT#145783; HEAT TREAT TO T6 CONDITION PER BAC5602; DYE PENETRANT INSPECT PER SOPM 20-20-02. IAW CUSTOMER RO NO. 831348-SWA JOB#541338<BR>-RECEIVED HAT SECTION (1E/A) HFAB53-HS-011 (7075T0#0.040) ; HEAT TREAT TO T6 CONDITION PER BAC5602 LOT#1464420-1 IAW CUSTOMER RO NO. 831351-SWA JOB#541339; [09] FABRICATED; LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND HAT STRINGER SECTION IAW EA#21-153-02051 AND SRM 53-00-03-2R-1.

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