Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 15, 2021
Submitted
November 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783SW
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29809
Aircraft time
68,060 hours, 40,258 cycles
Part
Gusset
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 COMP GUSSET IS CRACKED BETWEEN FRAME BS 500D AND STGR 19L ; / [01] REMOVED GUSSET AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT FS 500D STRINGER 19L;FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IN REF B737-700 SRM 51-2=10-023-0G-0; LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW GUSSET IN REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [02] VERIFIED STEPP 1; [03] OK TO TREAT AND PRIME HOLES; [04] TREATED AND APPLIED PRIMER AT GUSSET FWD CARGO IN REF B737-700 SRM 51-20-01-0G-0; [05] VERIFIED STEP 4; [06] OK TO INSTALL GUSSET; [07] INSTALLED GUSSET AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FS 500D STRIONGER 19L ;IN REF B737-700 SRMO 51-40-02-0G-0; [08] VERIFIED INSTALLATION