Service difficulty report · Plate · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
August 15, 2022
Submitted
August 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8698B
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36977
Aircraft time
20,171 hours, 9,564 cycles
Part
Plate
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 BAY R/H FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT PLATE HAS AREAS OF CORROSION BS500A TO BS500I RBL23 WL156 / [01] EVALUATED CORROSION AT ALL LOCATIONS ON FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT; FOUND DEEPEST LOCATION TO BE AT BS 500D+10 RBL 23 WL 156; FOUND 0.015 REMOVED FROM ORIG 0.040 IN NUMEROUS 1'X1' AREAS; FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 USING DIAL DEPTH GAUGE ATS 2678 DUE 04/2023;[02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #1;[03] REMOVED FWD CARGO BAY RH FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT PLATE STA 500A-500I RBL23 WL156 PER SRM 51-40-02.;[04] FABRICATED FWD CARGO BAY R/H FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT PLATE FROM BS 500A TO BS 500I RBL 23 WL 156; MADE FROM BAC1496-444#7075T62; LOT# 1497019-1 WITH A SPLICE AT BS 500D+12 IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-5 REPAIR 5;[05] FABRICATED 2 (EACH) TAPERED FILLERS FROM O.O40 THICK 7075-T6 CLAD AND SPLICE SIDEPLATE; MADE FROM BAC1496-444#7075T62; LOT#1497019-1 IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-5 REPAIR 5 AND 22-153-02516-WIP1;[06] APPLIED A CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING TO ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-20-01; OK TO PRIME;[07] APPLIED PRIMER TO ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW SOPM 20-41-02;[08] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE STEPS 4 AND 5.;[09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEPS 6 AND 7.;[10] OK TO INSTALL;[11] OK TO INSTALL;[12] INSTALLED FWD CARGO BAY R/H FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT PLATE FROM BS 500A TO BS 500I RBL 23 WL 156 IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; DWG 143A7505 AND DWG 143A7500

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