Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
March 3, 2023
Submitted
April 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33936
Aircraft time
37,398 hours, 21,958 cycles
Part
Stringer
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

CRACK ON FWD CARGO BAY END OF STRINGER AT BS 540 STRINGER 26L.<[01] SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1 IS APPLICABLE TO THIS REPAIR AT S-26L;[07] RECEIVED 1 EA REPLACMENT STRINGER FROM MACHINE SHOP AND PENETRANT INSPECTED ON CUSTOMER RO# 909148-SWA (JOB#557567); FABRICATED LOCATED AND DRILLED BOTH STRINGER AND SPLICE ANGLE IAW SROM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1; A OK TO TREAT AND PRIME ALL REPAIRE PARTS AND CUT OUT;[12] INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS FWD CARGO BAY STRINGER 26L BS 500D+10 TO BS 540 IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1 REPAIR 1;[13] PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ON STEP 7 SPLICE REPAIR PART FABRICATED UPDATE MATERIAL MADE FROM 69-78188-14 PO# 821267 PER SRM 53-00-03-2R-1; REPAIR 1;[14] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 12;13; STEPS 2 AND 3;[15] APPLIED FILLET SEAL AND CIC AROUND REPAIR AREA FWD CARGO BAY STRINGER 26L BS 500D+10 TO BS 540 CARD IS COMPLETED;[16] CORRECTED ITEM 15: APPLIED FILLET SEAL AND CIC AROUND REPAIR AREA FWD CARGO BAY STRINGER 26L BS 500D+10 TO BS 540 IAW SRM 53-00-03-2R-1; REPAIR 1 CARD IS COMPLETED;[17] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 15 AND 16;[18] N/A STEP 1 DUE TO THE S-26L STRINGER REPAIR BEING A LOWER LOBE; NON-FCBS NOTE 1 STRINGER (737-700 SRM 51-00-04 PARAGRAPH 10 TABLE 7 ITEM 53-0019); THE REPAIR SHOULD BE CAT A PER 737-700 SRM 53-00-03 REPAIR 1 PARAGRAPH 2.B;[19] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 18.

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