Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
September 9, 2022
Submitted
September 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7878A
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
34320
Aircraft time
52,141 hours, 25,914 cycles
Part
Gusset
Part number
143A94815
Condition
Cracked
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

GUSSET CRACKED BS 500D STR 19R / [01] PRIOR TO REMOVAL;FOUND PART TO HAVE NO SRM LIMITS AND SO PAT IS REPAIRABLE BY REPLACEMENT PER SRM 51-10-02-OG-0 STEP#9.<BR><BR>VERIFIED SRM 51-10-02 IS APPLICABLE FOR REPAIR.<BR><BR>REMOVED GUSSET CRACKED AT BS 500D STR.19R AT FWD CARGO BAY;IAW SRM 51-40-02.<BR><BR>LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW GUSSET WITH P/N 143A9481-5;LOT#1486134;IAW SRM 51-40-05 AND DWG#143A7902.OK TO INSTALL.;[02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 1.;[03] INSTALLED NEW GUSSET IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG #143A7902.;[04] VERIFIED MEASUREMENT TABLE.;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 3.