Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
April 25, 2022
Submitted
May 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7729A
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
32675
Aircraft time
50,989 hours, 25,541 cycles
Part
Gusset
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. L/H SIDE STR 19L BETW. STA 500C THRU 500D GUSSET CRACKED / [01] REMOVED GUSSET FROM FWD CARGO STA 500C-500D STR 19L PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[02] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW GUSSET PER B737-700 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0.;[03] VERIFIED STEP #1.;[04] VERIFIED STEP #2.<BR>OK TO INSTALL NEW GUSSET.;[05] INSTALLED NEW GUSSET AT FWD CARGO L/H SIDE STR 19 BETWEEN STA 500C AND STA 500D AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7902;[06] VERIFIED STEP 5.

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