Service difficulty report · Baffle · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 12, 2022
Submitted
September 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8648A
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
42531
Aircraft time
27,511 hours, 12,724 cycles
Part
Baffle
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

CRACK ON FWD CARGO BAY O/B BAFFLE TO FRAME ATTACH ANGLE AT LBL 24 BS 500H+1. / [01] CLIP FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO NO LIMITS ARE GIVEN IN THE SRM.;[02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #1;[03] REMOVED BAFFLE ANGLE AT BS 500H+1 LBL 24 PER SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[04] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW BAFFLE ANGLE AT BS 500H+1 LBL 24 PER SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7505;[05] OK TO INSTALL BFFLE ATTACH ANGLE;[06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEPS 4 AND 5. VERIFIED OK TO INSTALL.;[07] INSTALLED BAFFLE ATTACH ANGLE AT BS 500H+1 LBL 24 PER SRM 51=40-02-0G-0 AND DWG 143A7505;[08] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #7;[09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #7