Service difficulty report · Scuff Plate · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
October 1, 2021
Submitted
October 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7843A
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
35786
Aircraft time
47,875 hours, 24,909 cycles
Part
Scuff Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 FWD SCUFF PLATE CRACKED. WELDED CRACK IAW SRM 53-60-15-2R-1 PARA 4.B.(2) AND (4). FLUORESCENT DYE PENETRANT INSPECTED REPAIRED AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOPM 20-20-02 METHOD C. NO CRACKS NOTED.<BR><BR>TOOL I.D.: ATS2504.; [05] SANDED REPAIR WELDED AREA PER SRM 53-60-15-2R-2 PARA 4.B.(5); [06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEP 5.; [07] APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AND PRIMER TO THE INNER SURFACE BARE METAL OF THE FWD CORNER SCUFF PLATE IAW SRM 53-60-15-2R-1 PARAG: 4.B ITEMS (6) - (7); [08] INSTALLATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NC TTG8Q002FPY1 THIS CARD IS COMPLETED; [09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ENTRY 7. AND 8.