Service difficulty report · Shim · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
January 4, 2008
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27124
Aircraft time
47,097 hours, 19,245 cycles
Part
Shim
Part number
311N522022
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

NR 1 PYLON MID BULKHEAD INBOARD AFT AND FWD LOWER SPAR HAS SHIM MIGRATION. REMOVED FWD AND AFT I/B BOLTS PER STEP 2.1 OF EA F-5450-110803 DATED 11/12/07. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD I/B SHIM WITH NEW SHIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT I/B SHIM WITH NEW SHIM PER STEPS 2.2 THRU 2.6 OF EA F-5450-110803 DATED 11/12/07. REAMED AFT I/B HOLE TO 0.3902" AND INSTALLED HARDWARE PER STEP 2.7 OF EA F-5450-110803 DATED 11/12/07. REAMED FWD I/B HOLE TO 0.3925" WHICH IS OUT OF LIMITS. REAMING AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION OF FWD I/B HOLE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED ON NON ROUTINE N00097, WORK ORDER 00037942.

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