Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
March 6, 2023
Submitted
April 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29838
Aircraft time
65,630 hours, 38,789 cycles
Part
Channel
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

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT;RH 'Z' CHANNEL HAS CRACKED BETWEEN STA 500A TO STA 500B.<[01] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW Z-CHANNEL FROM STA 500A-500D (MAT USED:BAC1496-444 7075-T62 EXTRUSION) PO:1759626 PER SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME.;[03] LATE ENTRY: EVALUATED CRACK LENGTH: 0.500' MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.040' FOUND OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2;[04] VERIFIED STEP 3.;[05] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW Z-CHANNEL FROM STA 500A-500D (MAT USED:BAC1496-444 7075-T62 EXTRUSION) PO:1759626 PER SRM 51-40-05-0G-0 DUE TO OUT OF LIMITS CRACK;[06] FINAL INSPECTION; ALL WORK PERFORMED.

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