Service difficulty report · Threshold · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 9, 2021
Submitted
April 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27874
Aircraft time
73,521 hours, 43,731 cycles
Part
Threshold
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Doorway
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

CRACK AFT CARGO DOOR AREA ON THRESHOLD AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT ; 2021-417734 / [01] EVALUATED MIDDLE SCUFF PLATE CARGO DOOR AREA ON THRESHOLD LOCATED AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FOUND CRACK ( 1 EA ) MEASURE AS FOLLOW:L=0.2140 INCH. CRACK MUST BE REPAIRED BY WELDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING 737-700 SRM 53-60-15-2R-1; REPAIR 1 PARAGRAPH 4.C. TOOL USED; DIGITAL CALIPER P/N:500-197-30 S/N:B20189531 DUE DATE 22/NOV/21; [02] STEP 1 COMPLETED; [03] WELDED THE MIDDLE SCUFF PLATE CARGO DOOR AREA ON THRESHOLD OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW BOEING 737-700 SRM 53-60-15-2R-1; REPAIR 1 PARAGRAPH 4.C. STEP ( 4 ) AND BAC 5975. WELD ROD USED:P/N:AMS4951 P.O.2021-149033; [04] STEP 3 COMPLETED; [05] PENETRANT INSPECTION DONE ON WELDED CARGO DOOR AREA ON THRESHOLD AFT C.C. IAW SPM 20-20-02. CRACK INDICATION NOT FOUND; [06] APPLIED PRIMER ON MIDDLE SCUFF PLATE CARGO DOOR AREA ON THRESHOLD OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW B737-700 SRM 53-60-15-2R-1 REPAIR 1; 4.C. (5) TO (7). AND SOPM 20-41-02.; [07] COMPLETED STEP 6.; [08] REPAIRED THRESHOLD PLATE OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR AREA BY WELD PROCESS IAW B737-700 SRM 53-60-15-2R-1.; [09] REPAIRED THRESHOLD PLATE OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR AREA BY WELD PROCESS IAW B737-700 SRM 53-60-15-2R-1. SIGNED MEASUREMENTS; [10] CORRECT STEPS 8.AND 9. REPAIRED THRESHOLD PLATE OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR AREA BY WELD PROCESS IAW B737-700 SRM 53-60-15-2R-1; [11] REPAIRED THRESHOLD PLATE OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR AREA BY WELD PROCESS IAW B737-700 SRM 53-60-15-2R-1

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