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 21L ; / [01] REMOVED CRACK GUSSET IN REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [02] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW GUSSET REF. B737-7 SRM #51-40-05-0G-0; [03] VEERIFIED STEP 1 AND 2; [04] OK TO TREAT AND PRIME HOLES; [05] TREATED AND PRIMED FASTENER HOLES ON GUSSET REF. B737-7 SRM #51-20-01-0G-0; [06] VERIFIED STEP 5; [07] OK TO INSTALL GUSSET; [08] REMOVED AND INSTALLED FWD CARGO GUSSET STA.500D STR.21L; REF. B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DRAWING 143A7902; [09] VERIFIED STEP 8