Service difficulty report · Plate · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
August 20, 2025
Submitted
September 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8697C
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36728
Aircraft time
29,706 hours, 14,821 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

HFEC SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CRACK IN WIGGLE PLATE ON FWD INBD CORNER OF PANEL 551EB ATTACH POINT.<[01] HFEC WIGGLE PLATE PER NDT MANUAL 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23;[02] REMOVED DAMAGED WIGGLE PLATE PER SRM 51-40-02.;[03] REMOVED AND REPLACED WIGGLE PLATE PER SRM 51-40-02.;[04] INSPECTED WORK PERFORMED REMOVED AND REPLACED WIGGLE PLATE PER SRM 51-40-02.

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