Service difficulty report · Baffle · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 1, 2021
Submitted
November 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
30166
Aircraft time
66,485 hours, 32,340 cycles
Part
Baffle
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

FWD CARGO BAY BAFFLE CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BS 500B - BS 500C RBL 23 WL 156 ; / [01] EVALUATED CRACK AT FWD CARGO BAFFLE BS 500B-500C. BAFFLE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2.; [02] REMOVED FWD CARGO BAY BAFFLE CRACKED BS 500B-500C RBL 23 WL 156 IAW SRM 51-40-02.; [03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEPS 1 AND 2.; [04] LOCATED AND DRILLED FWD CARGO BAY NEW BAFFLE BS 500B - 500C RBL 23 WL 156 IAW SRM 51-40-05.; [05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 4.; [06] OK TO INSTALL; [07] VERIFIED IT IS OK TO INSTALL NEW FCB BAFFLE AT BS 500B - BS 500C RBL 23 WL 156.; [08] INSTALLED FWD CARGO BAY NEW BAFFLE BS 500B -500C RBL 23 WL 156 P/N 143A7510-12 PO#827526/4 IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG143A7505 REV:D.; [09] VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF BS500B- 500C RBL23 WL156 PER SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG143A7505 REV:D.; [10] WORKSCOPE COMPLETE