Service difficulty report · Baffle · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
June 30, 2022
Submitted
July 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7732A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
34861
Aircraft time
52,541 hours, 28,248 cycles
Part
Baffle
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

FWD CARGO COMP. LEFT SIDE BAFFLE IS CRACK AT FWD END BETWEEN STA 500A AND 500B LBL-24. / [01] REMOVED FWD CARGO LT.SIDE BAFFLE AT STA 500A AND 500B LBL 24 IN REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1;[03] PEROFRMED HFEC ROTO INSP ON FASTENER OPEN HOLES; IAW B 737 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCE 16. TOOL NORTEC 600. BC 166316. CALIB DUE 10-8-22. NO CRACKS FOUND.;[04] PERFORMED GVI OF REPAIRED AREA. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND;[05] FABRICATED AND LOCATED NEW FASTENER HOLES AT REPAIR ANGLE ON NEW BAFFLE ASSY AS PER B737-7 SRM 53-30-53-2R-1 FIG 202 VIEW A-A. MATERIAL USED 7075-T6 .032'.;[06] VERIFIED STEP 5;[07] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR ANGLE AND BAFFLE AS PER B737-7 AMM 51-21-41-370-802 AND 51-21-72-370-804.;[08] VERIFIED STEP 7<BR>OK TO INSTALL BAFFLE AND REPAIR ANGLE;[09] INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR AND NEW BAFFLE AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STA500A-500B AND LBL24 AS PER B737-7 SRM 53-30-53-2R-1 FIG 202 VIEW A-A.;[10] VERIFIED STEP 9

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