Service difficulty report · Baffle · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
December 30, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7861J
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
33008
Aircraft time
44,855 hours, 30,609 cycles
Part
Baffle
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 STRG 25R BETWEEN STA 500A AND STA 500B BAFFLE SUPPORT CRACK AND AFT ATTACHING BRACKET ALSO CRACK ; / [01] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON BAFFLE SUPPORT. IAW B 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCE 23.TOOL NORTEC 600. BC 166317. CALIB DUE 10-20-22. CRACK INDICATION; 10' FROM FRONT; LENGTH 0.25'.; [02] REMOVED BAFFLE AT FWD CARGO STRG 25R BETWEEN STA 500A AND STA 500B AS PER 51-40-02-0G-0; [03] VERIFIED STEP 2; [04] RECEIVED NEW BAFFLE P/N143A7510-12; PO#1751958.<BR>FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE FROM 7075-T6 0.032' PO#1553587 AS PER SRM 53-30-53-2R-1 REPAIR 1; [05] VERIFIED STEP 4; [06] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE. IAW B 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCE 23. TOOL NORTEC 600. BC 166317. CALIB DUE 10-20-22. NO CRACKS FOUND.; [07] PERFORMED HFEC HOLE PROBE INSPECTION ON ALL INITIAL FASTENER HOLE LOCATIONS WITHIN REPAIR AREA IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS.<BR>[NORTEC 600; B/C 166317 ;CALIB.DUE-10/22]; [08] PERFORMED GVI OF REPAIR PARTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED; [09] TREATED AND PRIMED NEW BAFFLE AND REPAIR ANGLE AS PER B737-7 AMM 51-21-41 AND 51-21-72.; [10] OK TO INSTALL NEW BAFFLE AND REPAIR ANGLE; [11] REMOVED AND REPLACED BAFFLE;ATTACHING BRACKET AND INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR AS PER B737-7 SRM 53-30-53-2R-1 AND SRM 51-40-02.; [12] VERIFIED STEP 11.

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