Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
April 18, 2022
Submitted
May 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7729A
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
32675
Aircraft time
50,989 hours, 25,541 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 FOUND ON FRAME AT STA 312 ABOVE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. / [01] CONFIRMED CRACK AT STA 312 FRAME ABOVE L1 DOOR CUTOUT IAW NDTM PART 6;51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23.<BR>CRACK LENGTH : 0.315';11] FABRICATED ANGLE AT REPAIR AREA AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1. MATERIAL USED 7075-O O.063' ; PO# 1744191;[12] PERFORMED FPI INSP ON FABRICATED ANGLE IAW B737 SOPM 20-20-02; NO CRACKS NOTED<BR>TOOL USED : TFS4 B/C 174662 31/MARCH/23;[13] HEAT TREATED REPAIR ANGLE PER BOEING BAC5602 FROM 7075-0 .063' CLAD TO 7075-T6.063'CONDITION MATERIAL PO.#1744191;[14] LOCATED AND DRILLED FABRICATED ANGLE AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[15] VERIFIED STEPS 11; 13 AND 14. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME FABRICATED ANGLE.;[16] TREATED AND PRIMED ANGLE AS PER REF B737-700 SOPM 20-43-03 AND SOPM 20-41-02;[17] VERIFIED STEP 16. OK TO INSTALL FABRICATED ANGLE.;[18] INSTALLED ANGLE AT FRAME AT STA 312 ABOVE L1 DOOR CUTOUT S-5L TO S-6L AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-10-07-2R-1 REPAIR 1;[19] REMOVED EWIS PROTECTION AROUND REPAIR AREA AS PER REF B737-700 AMM 20-60-07-913-801;[20] VERIFIED STEPS 18 AND 19.

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