Service difficulty report · Splice Strap · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
February 8, 2022
Submitted
August 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
34630
Aircraft time
53,481 hours, 32,044 cycles
Part
Splice Strap
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo Floor
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

SPLICE AT STA 887 HAS SEVERAL CORROSION. / REMOVED CORROSION AT AFT CARGO SPLICE (STRAP) AT STA 887 FROM RBL-21 TO LBL-21 AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 VERIFIED STEP 1. PERFORMED UT THICKNESS INSP. ON REWORKED AREAS IAW B737 NDT PART 4 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 3. MIN. THICKNESS 0.047' TOOL: OLYMPUS 27MG B/C: 172139 DUE: 04/01/2022 EVALUATE REWORKED AREA: ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.062' MATERIAL LOST 0.015'. MATERIAL REMAINING 0.047' FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-00-53-1A-1 REPLACED AFT CARGO SPLICE (STRAP) AT STA 887 FROM RBL-21 TO LBL-21 WL 156. AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 53-00-53-1A-1. STRAP WILL BE INSTALLED IN ITEM TTG8Q004A09L VERIFIED STEPS 4 AND 5.

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