Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
February 6, 2023
Submitted
February 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27895
Aircraft time
71,794 hours, 42,650 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zn 100 Fus Lower
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

CUSTOMER REQUEST: GROUND POWER DOOR DOUBLER FWD. LOWER SIDE HAS A CRACK. WORKED CARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH CARD TTG8Q00HUQ7A<[01] VERIFIED CRACK ON EXTERNAL GROUND POWER DOOR; CRACK LOCATED AT SURROUND DOUBLER FWD SIDE; 1.75' ABOVE LOWER DOOR CUTOUT; CRACK LENGTH APPROX. 1'WIDE. REF. BOEING 737-700 SRM 53-10-15-1A-4;[02] STARTED TO REMOVE FASTENERS AT EXTERNAL POWER SURROUND DOUBLER AREA PER BOEING 737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[03] VERIFIED STEPS 1 & 2;[04] CONTINUED REMOVED FASTENERS AT EXTERNAL POWER DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER AREA AS PER B/737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[05] VALIDATED STEP 4;[06] ****CORRECTION STEP #4***CONTINUED REMOVED FASTENERS AT EXTERNAL POWER DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER AREA AND INTERNAL POWER BOX STA 285.8 S-21R- TO S-23R ;AND UPPER ANGLE STA 285.8 BTW S-20R TO S-21R AND CENTER ANGLE S-23 TO S-22 STA 285.8 AS PER B/737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[07] VALIDATED STEP 6;[08] CONTINUE LOOSENING EXTERNAL POWER DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER PER BOEING 737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[09] REMOVED DOUBLER ON INTERNAL POWER DOOR; AND STA 235.8-10' UPPER ANGLE BTW S-20R TO S-21R;AND STA 291.8 CENTER POSITION ANGLE S-23R TO S-22 +6' FWD AS PER REF B737-700SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[10] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW DOUBLER AT GROUND POWER DOOR AND CLEANED THE PRC ON EXTERNAL DOUBLER AREA AS PER B/737 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 AND SOPM 20-30-03.

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