Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 23, 2022
Submitted
March 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
34630
Aircraft time
53,482 hours, 32,044 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Power Door
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

EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTION DOOR CUTOUT DUBLER SKIN LOWER SIDE TWO CRACKS AT RIVETS LOCATION. / [01] TRIMMED OUT THE LOWER DAMAGED AREA OF THE EGPR SURROUND DOUBLER PER B-737-700 SRM 53-10-15-2R-4 STEP 4.C.;[02] AFTER TRIM; CUT WAS SMOOTHENED OUT TO A 63 MICROINCHES (1.6 MICROMETERS) OR SMOOTHER; ROUGHNESS TEST # FOWLER COMPOSITE POCKET SET NO. 52-720-000 B/C 171854. PER B-737-7 SRM 53-10-15-2R-4 STEP 4.C.(4);[03] VERIFIED STEPS #1 AND #2.;[04] ACCOMPLISHED 10X INSPECTION TO THE TRIMOUT AREA.;[05] PERFORMED HFEC AT CUT OUT IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS;[06] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS FOR ZONE 2 REPAIR LOWER CUT OUT; FILLER MATERIAL USED 2024 T-3 0.040' PO#1742313; DOUBLER MATERIAL USED 2024 T-3 0.050' PO# 1750899 PER B-737-700 SRM 53-10-15-2R-4 TABLE 201.;[07] VERIFIED FABRICATION REPAIR PARTS FILLER AND DOUBLER.<BR>OK TO APPLY ALODINE AND PRIMER.;[08] APPLIED ALODINE ON REPAIR PARTS PER B-737-7 SRM 51-20-01-0G-0 AND PRIMER PER B-737-7 AMM 51-21-72-370-804.;[09] VERIFIED TREATMENT.<BR>OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.;[10] INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER ON LWR CUT OUT OF EGPR SURROUND DOUBLER SKIN PER B-737-700 SRM 53-10-15-2R-4;[11] VERIFIED FILLER AND DOUBLER INSTALLATION.