Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 5, 2021
Submitted
October 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N225WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
34333
Aircraft time
53,839 hours, 31,987 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
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

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 727 TO STA 747 LBL 24 STR 25R Z-CHANNEL SPOTS OF CORROSION ; / [01] REMOVED CORROSION ON AFT CARGO ZEE CHANNEL AT STA 727 THROUGH STA 747 LBL 24 AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.; [02] VERIFIED STEP 1; [03] PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP ON REWORKED AREA AFT CARGO COMPT STA 727 - 747 LBL24 Z CHANNEL IAW B737 NDT P4 51-00-00 PROC.3 ; MIN THICKNESS NOTED 0.030'<BR>TOOL USED : MX-3 B/C 17049 CALDUE: 15-JUN-22; [04] ORIGINAL MATERIAL .04'; MATERIAL LOSS .01' MATERIAL REMAINING .03' FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AS PER B737-700 SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 AND BAC 1496-377; [05] PERFORMED LAYOUT AND CUTOUT DMG SECTION OF THE Z-CHANNEL AS PER B737-700 SRM 53-00-53-2R-5 REPAIR 5 AND SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.; [06] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW Z-CHANNEL SECTION AND SPLICE AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND SRM 53-00-53-2R-5 REPAIR 5 FIG 202.; [07] VERIFIED STEPS 4/5/6.<BR>OK TO TREAT/PRIME; [08] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW Z-CHANNEL AS PER B737-700 AMM 51-21-72-370-804 AND AMM 51-21-41-370-803.; [09] VERIFIED STEP 8; [10] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR SPLICE; [11] REPAIR SPLICE AND NEW Z-CHANNEL INSTALLED AS PER B737-700 SRM 53-00-53-2R-5; [12] VERIFIED ZEE CHANNEL SPLICE REPAIR ON STEP 11. TASK COMPLETE.

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