Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
January 25, 2022
Submitted
February 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7840A
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
30236
Aircraft time
60,283 hours, 37,501 cycles
Part
Gusset
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
UK
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 BAY AFT BULKHEAD SUPPORT GUSSET IS CRACKED BS500D S-19L WL193. MARKED / [01] REMOVED FWD CARGO BAY AFT BULKHEAD SUPPORT GUSSET AT BS 500D; STR 219L; WL 177 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[02] NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE ON SRM; PART WILL TO BE BY REPLACEMENT IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0;[03] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW GUSSET AT BS 500D; STR 19L; WL 193 IAW SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902; ID: 21;REV:E; OK TO INSTALL;[04] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 1-3.;[05] INSTALLED NEW GUSSET AT BS 500D; STR 19L; WL 193 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902; ID: 21;REV:E;[06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 5.;[07] VERIFIED ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED.