Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
February 23, 2022
Submitted
March 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
34713
Aircraft time
53,117 hours, 31,534 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/H Wing
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

LT WING L/E PANEL 521ZB HAS A CRACK AT FWD O/B FASTENER HOLE / [01] REMOVED 2EA BACK UP PLATES AND INNER FOIL PLY TO FACILITATE REPAIR. IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 PAR.4 E & SRM 51-70-14-2R-3 PAR.4 A (1-2);05] FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES USING BMS5-129TY2 GR05 LOT#1483751-1; BMS8-79CL3ST1581 LOT#1476044-1; AND BMS8-79CL3ST120 LOT#1479020-2.<BR>INSTALLED VACUUM BAG; CHECKED FOR LEAKS; LEAK CHECKED GOOD USING VACUUM GAUGE ID:ATS2545 S/N:542505520; AND SET PLIES TO CURE USING HOT BONDER ID:ATS532 S/N:15092117 IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-6 PAR.4 E-F;[06] COMPLETED SUCCESSFUL CURE; REMOVED VACUUM BAG MATERIALS; LIGHTLY SANDED FLUSH; AND CLEANED AREA OF REPAIR. IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-6 PAR.4 G;[07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 5 AND 6;[08] UT INSPECTED POST CURE IAW 737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-02; NO DISBONDS NOTED. <BR>EQUIP USED: EPOCH 650 ID: ATS2031;[09] FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ALUMINUM FOIL REPAIR PLY USING BMS8-289 LOT#1474984-1; AND BMS5-128 LOT#1484297<BR>VACUUM BAGGED; CHECKED FOR LEAKS; LEAK CHECKED GOOD USING VACUUM GAUGE ID:ATS2545 S/N:542505520. <BR>CURED ALUMINUM FOIL REPAIR USING THERMOMETER ID:ATS2208 S/N:43300740WS.<BR>REMOVED VACUUM BAG MATERIALS; TRIMMED EDGES AND INSTALLED 2EA BACK UP PLATES.<BR>APPLIED; CURED AND TESTED CONDUCTIVE COATING LOT#S21H276 AND MULTIMETER ID:ATS1508 S/N:32130497<BR>ALL IAW SRM 51-70-14-2R-3 PARA 4.A.(3);(4);(5).(A) AND (11).(A-L). ; AMM 51-21-71-370-801 PAR.3 D (1-4;7A)