Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 76738E

Difficulty date
October 22, 2023
Submitted
October 22, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N278CM
Make and model
Boeing 76738E
Aircraft serial
25404
Aircraft time
117,624 hours, 25,169 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING AIRCRAFT CARGO CONVERSION FROM PASSENGER TO FREIGHTER, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED (2 EA) DENTS IN THE OUTER SLEEVE SKIN OF THE #2 ENGINE PRIMARY EXHAUST NOZZLE LOCATED BETWEEN NAC STA 335.2 AND NAC STA 348.94 BETWEEN THE 3 TO 4 O’CLOCK POSITION. THE FIRST DENT NRC M0544 CONSISTS OF 10 CLOSELY SPACED DENTS BETWEEN NAC STA 348.94 TO NAC STA 344.13 WITH RATIO DEPTHS RANGING FROM A=0.35 Y=0.022 A/Y=15 TO A=0.22 Y=0.004 A/Y=55. THE SECOND DENT NRC M0545 IS LOCATED AT NAC STA 335.2 AT THE 3 O’CLOCK POSITION MEASURING A=0.34 Y=0.012 A/Y=28. BOTH DENTS WERE EVALUATED PER REF /B/ AND FOUND TO EXCEED ACCEPTABLE PUBLISHED LIMITS.

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