Service difficulty report · Diffuser · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 17, 2014
Submitted
November 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
29,357 hours, 8,833 cycles
Part
Diffuser
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Heat Exch
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

LT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER DIFFUSER/PLENUM ASSY CRACKED. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED EA 800-21EA-13765 "LT PLENUM DIFFUSER CUTOUT DAMAGE TEMP REPAIR", STEPS 1 THRU 6. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AFT END LT CUTOUT OF DIFFUSER PLENUM. INSPECT THE NUTPLATE AND DOUBLERS FOR SECURITY EVERY 500 FLIGHT HOURS. IF FURTHER DAMAGE IS NOTED CONTACT AOG ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION. AT NEXT HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK, REMOVE TEMP REPAIR AND ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR ON THE PLENUM. ON DEFERRAL.