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 22L ; / [01] PARTIALLY FARICATED GUSSET 143A9401-13 REF DGW#143A9401; [02] FABRICATED FWD CARGO COMPARMENT GUSSET MATERIAL USED 7075-0.040' PO#19567B9 TO TH-T6 CONDITION REF BAC5602 AAR CONTROL TAG #410631 AND DWG #143A9401; [03] LOCATED AND DRILLED FABRICATED GUSSET REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0; [04] VERIFIED STEP 1; 2 AND 3; [05] OK TO TREAT AND PRIME AREA; [06] TREATED AND PRIME GUSSET REF B737-7 SRM 51-20--01-0G-0; [07] VERIFIED STEP 6; [08] OK TO INSTALL GUSSET; [09] INSTALLED GUSSET AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 500D STR 22L REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG#1T3A9481; [10] REMOVED AND REPLACED GUSSET AT FWD CARGO COMP. STA 500D STR 22L REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG#143A9401 AND 143A9481; [11] VERIFIED WORK PERFORMED