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 24L ; / [01] REMOVED GUSSET AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FS 500D;STRINGER 24L;IN REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-OG-0;LOCATED AND DRILLED GUSSET IN REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [02] VERIFIED STEP #1. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME GUSSET.; [03] TREATED AND PRIMED FASTENER HOLES REF B737-7 SRM 51-20-01-0G-0; [04] VERIFIED STEP 3. OK TO INSTALL GUSSET; [05] INSTALLED GUSSET AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FS 500D STRINGER 24L IN REF B737-7-- SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [06] VERIFIED INSTALLATION