Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
April 7, 2022
Submitted
April 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32506
Aircraft time
53,466 hours, 31,928 cycles
Part
Gusset
Part number
143A9481
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 COMP STA 500D STR 18R GUSSET CRACKED / [01] REMOVED GUSSET AT FWD CARGO COMP STA 500 D ST 18 R IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1. OK TO INSTALL NEW GUSSET;[03] INSTALLED NEW GUSSET AT FWD. CARGO COMPT. STA. 500D; S-18R; AS PER B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 & DWG; 143A9481.;[04] VERIFIED STEP 3