Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
February 18, 2022
Submitted
March 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8681M
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36904
Aircraft time
20,561 hours, 9,510 cycles
Part
Gusset
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
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 BAY AFT R/H BULKHEAD GUSSET IS CRACKED AT BS500I RBL 64 WL194 COMMON TO STR 19R / [01] UPDATED MEASUREMENT TABLE;[02] REMOVED BULKHEAD GASSET STR19R BS500I RBL64 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[03] DRILLED NEW BULKHEAD GUSSET FWD CARGO BAY R/H STR19R BS500I RBL64 PER SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902.;[04] OK TO INSTALL GUSSET;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEPS 2 AND 3. VERIFIED OK TO INSTALL.;[06] INSTALLED NEW BULKHEAD GUSSET FWD CARGO BAY R/H STR19R BS500I RBL64 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902.;[07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEP 6.;[08] COMPLETE;[09] COMPLETE.

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