Service difficulty report · Elbow · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
August 6, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745VA
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
24271
Aircraft time
61,207 hours, 40,283 cycles
Part
Elbow
Part number
65C33447
Condition
Broken
Location
Bilge Area
Part time
61,207 hours, 40,283 cycles
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

AT STATION 520 IN THE BILGE AREA THERE IS A DRAIN LINE WITH A BROKEN ELBOW DRAIN. REPAIRED THE BROKEN DRAIN UTILIZING A DER, WHO DEVELOPED A REPAIR SCHEME. THE REPAIR PART WAS MANUFACTURED PER THE DER'S INSTRUSTIONS. DRAIN WAS RETURNED TO SERVICEABLE CONDITION.

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