Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
March 2, 2022
Submitted
March 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763SW
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
27877
Aircraft time
74,817 hours, 44,183 cycles
Part
None
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

CRACK ON FWD CARGO BAY STRINGER AT BS 540 L/H STRINGER 23. / [01] EVALUATED CRACK ON FCB STR 23 L/H BS 536 ; STRINGER DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUT LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-03-1A-1 FIG 103;[02] INSPECTED & VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 1.;[03] VERIFIED APPLICABILITY FOR STR 23 L/H IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 FIG 205.;[04] REMOVED DAMAGE BY TRIMMING OUT STRINGER SECTION AT BS 500D+11' TO 536 STR 23L. IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 PAR. 4. STEP A -B;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 3 AND 4.;[06] HFEC INSPECTED CUT EDGE IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; NO CRACKS NOTED. EQUIP USED: NORTEC 600 ID: ATS1465;[07] RECEIVED NEW STRINGER SECTION ITEM: HFAD53-ATS-011 PO/N: 859035/1 AND HAT SECTION ITEM: HFAD53-HS-011 LOT: 1484334-1 PO/N: 859039/1. <BR><BR>LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND HAT SECTION AT ACB BS 500D+6' TO 536 STR 23 L/H IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 PAR. 4. STEP D - H;[08 APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AND PRIMER ON REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 STEPS I-J.;[10] INSPECTED & VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 9.;[11] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS;[12] NO OK TO INSTALL ; STRUCTURE NOT READY . AWAITING ENG REPAIR INSTRUCTION;[13] REQUEST OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.;[14] VERIFIED OK TO INSTALL;[15] ENTRY STEP 1 -2.;[16] PARTIAL UPDATES ON STEPS 1 AND 2; OK TO INSTALL;[17] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT FCB BTW BS 500D+6' TO BS 536 STR 23 L/H IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER 737-700 SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 (REPAIR 1) AND EA 22-153-00783 REV: A.