Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
November 15, 2021
Submitted
April 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7722B
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32668
Aircraft time
49,599 hours, 25,042 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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: CRACK ON FWD CARGO BAY R/H GUSSET AT STRINGER 19 BS 500D. ; / [01] REMOVED FWD CARGO BAY RH GUSSET AT STRINGER 19 BS 500D IAW SRM 51-40-02.; [02] LOCATED AND DRILLED CARGO BAY R/H NEW GUSSET P/N 143A9481-5 AT STR 19R BS 500D IAW SRM 51-40-05;AND DWG143A9481-5;OK TO INSTALL.; [03] VERIFIED DRILL UP; OK TO INSTALL GUSSET PER SRM 51-40-05 AND DWG 143A9481-5.; [04] INSTALLED ON FWD CARGO BAY R/H NEW GUSSET AT STR 19R BS 500D IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 143A7902 REV:-.; [05] VERIFIED NEW GUSSET 143A9481-5 INSTALLED AT BS500D ON STR 19R PER SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 143A7902; REV: -.