Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
November 29, 2021
Submitted
April 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32462
Aircraft time
58,698 hours, 34,771 cycles
Part
Gusset
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 GUSSET AT L/H STRINGER 19 BS 500D. ; / [01] REMOVED FWD CARGO BAY GUSSET AT LH STR 19 BS 500D IAW SRM 51-40-02.; [02] LOCATED AND DRILLED ON FWD CARGO BAY NEW GUSSET AT LH AT STR 19 BS 500D P/N 143A9481-6 IAW SRM 51-40-05 AND DWG 143A9483 REV:B.OK TO INSTALL.; [03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 1-2; [04] INSTALLED NEW GUSSET AT LH AT STR 19 BS 500D P/N 143A9481-6 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902.; [05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 4; [06] CORRECTED MEASUREMENTS; [07] VERIFIED JOB COMPLETE