Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 19, 2022
Submitted
October 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
30602
Aircraft time
74,446 hours, 44,032 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 STRINGER 26R AT BS540 FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT 2022-510741 / [01] TOOL USED EDDY CURRENT PN/ NORTEC 600D; SN/ 190023010; DUE DATE/ 14-FEB-23.;[03] TOOL USED: TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER P/N P3015GOES00000 S/N 112031023 DUE DATE: 01-FEB-23. TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER P/N P3015GOES00000 S/N 112820025 DUE DATE: 01-FEB-23.;[04] REPAIRED STRINGER 26R AT BS540 FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW B737-700 SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1. MATERIAL USED P/N 7075-T0/0.045? & /0.050?; HEAT TREATED AND CONVERTED FROM 7075-T0 TO CONDITION T6; IAW BAC5602 TABLE IV; PAGE 22 AND TABLE X PAGE 33. TOOL USED: TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER P/N P3015GOES00000 S/N 112031023 DUE DATE: 01-FEB-23. TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER P/N P3015GOES00000 S/N 112820025 DUE DATE: 01-FEB-23. TEMPERATURE 910F TO 930F FOR 30 TO 40 MINUTES PLUS ARTIFICIAL AGING.SEE INDIVIDUAL SIGNOFFS BELOW;[05] STEP 4 CORRECTED REPAIRED STRINGER 26R AT BS540 FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW B737-700 SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1. MATERIAL USED P/N 7075-T0/0.045? PO 2022-183871 BATCH 202118387100101 & /0.050?; PO 2022-162992 BATCH 202216299200101 AND HEAT TREATED AND CONVERTED FROM 7075-T0 TO CONDITION T6; IAW BAC5602 TABLE IV; PAGE 22 AND TABLE X PAGE 33. TOOL USED: TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER P/N P3015GOES00000 S/N 112031023 DUE DATE: 01-FEB-23. TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER P/N P3015GOES00000 S/N 112820025 DUE DATE: 01-FEB-23. TEMPERATURE 910F TO 930F FOR 30 TO 40 MINUTES PLUS ARTIFICIAL AGING.SEE INDIVIDUAL SIGNOFFS BELOW

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