Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
March 28, 2023
Submitted
April 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
41528
Aircraft time
38,518 hours, 23,626 cycles
Part
Structure
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

WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION OF THE DRAIN HOLES FOUND CORROSION ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE BS 1016 CHORD AT BL 0 WL 189 AT FASTENERS. ON THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE.<[01] SRM 53-80-08-0I-1 IDENTIFICATION AND SRM 53-80-08-1A-1 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE ARE APPLICABLE.<BR>REMOVED CORROSION AT DISCREPANCY AREA. L=2.3' W=1.5' PER SRM 53-80-08-1A-1 PARAGRAPH 2.C.<BR>REMOVED 4 EA FASTENER AT REWORKED AREA PER SRM 51-40-02.;[02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #1;[03] ACCOMPLISHED HFEC SURFACE SCAN IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 CHAPTER 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. EVALUATED CORROSION REMOVED AT DISCREPANCY AREA; L=2.3' W=1.5' D=0.005' ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.080' MATERIAL REMAINING THICKNESS 0.079' FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-80-08-1A-1 PARAGRAPH 4.C.(2) FIGURE 103 DETAIL E. MORE OF THREE FASTENERS IN ALL GROUP OF TEN;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #4 (OUT OF LIMITS);[06] D=0.005' ENTRY AND ERROR AT STEP 4. MEAN TO BE D=0.001';[07] CORRECTION AT STEP 4 ORIGINAL THICKNESS AT THE TIME OF BLEND OUT 0.084'AS PER EA 23-153-01040; THE REWORK IS ACCEPTABLE AS A CONTINUE-IN-SERVICE CONDITION WITHOUT REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS AND NO TERMINATING ACTION REQUIREMENTS.

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