Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
March 16, 2023
Submitted
March 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33936
Aircraft time
37,398 hours, 21,958 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION ON STIFFENER COMMON TO BS 1016 BULKHEAD BL 0; ON R/H FLANGE COMMON TO Y CHORD; FWD FASTENER HOLE<[01] VERIFIED APPLICABILITY OF SRM 53-80-08-01-1 FOR IDENTIFICATION AND SRM 53-80-08-1A-1 FOR ALLOWABLE LIMIT.;[02] REMOVED CORROSION FROM BS 1016 BULKHEAD STIFFNER BL-0 ON R/H FLANGE IN AREA OF 1.5' X 0.6' ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.032' IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0;[03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS STEP 2.;[04] REQUESTED NDI FOR REMAINING THICKNESS ON BS 1016 BULKHEAD STIFFENER BL-0 ON R/H FLANGE ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.032';[05] NDT UT THICKNESS INSPECTED BLENDED AREA PER 737 NDTM PART 4; 51-00-00; PROC 2; LOWEST READING IS .027'. UNABLE TO MEASURE 100% OF BLENDED AREA DUE TO PROBE INTERFERENCE WITH ADJACENT STRUCTURE AND SUSPECTED CORROSION ON BACKSIDE OF FLANGE.<BR>EQUIP ID ATS2341 DUE 06/23;[06] CORROSION ON STIFFENER COMMON TO BS 1016 BULKHEAD BL 0; ON R/H FLANGE COMMON TO Y CHORD; FWD FASTENER HOLE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO MORE THAN 10% OF MATERIAL LOSS IAW SRM 53-80-08-1A-1;[07] CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED SECTION OF STIFFENER COMMON TO BS 1016 BULKHEAD BL 0; ON R/H FLANGE IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0;[08] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEPS 6 AND 7.;[09] REFER TO FAULT TTG8Q00JS23H;[10] VERIFIED MEASUREMENT FIELD AND CORRECTIVE ACTION 9

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