Service difficulty report · Gusset · 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
Gusset
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo
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 GUSSET AT BS 500D R/H STRINGER 19. / [01] NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE FOUND IN B737-700 SRM FOR A CRACK ON FWD CARGO BAY GUSSET AT BS 500D R/H STRINGER 19. REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT IAW SRM 51-10-02.;[02] RECEIVED NEW GUSSET ASSY P/N 143A9481-5 FROM STORES. REF PO 855495. REMOVED CRACKED GUSSET IAW SRM 51-40-02.;[03] LOCATED AND DRILLED ON FWD CARGO BAY GUSSET AT BS 500D R/H STRINGER 19 IAW SRM 51-40-05 AND DWG 143A7902 REV:E.;[04] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 1-3. OK TO INSTALL NEW GUSSET;[05] INSTALLED ON FWD CARGO BAY NEW GUSSET AT BS 500D R/H STRINGER 19 P/N 143A9481-5;IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 143A7902 REV:E.;[06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 5.