Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 7378FH

Difficulty date
February 14, 2015
Submitted
February 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549AS
Make and model
Boeing 7378FH
Aircraft serial
30824
Aircraft time
38,216 hours, 12,322 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
113A21073
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LT WING INBD FLAP OTBD FITTING THAT ATTACHES TO THE INBD FLAP OTBD CANOE ROD END IS CRACKED. ACFT GROUNDED. OPENED ACCESS PANEL 553ET AND DISCONNECTED THE NR 3 FLAP FAIRING AFT SUPPORT ROD FROM BROKEN FITTING. REMOVED HILOC FROM OLD FITTING AND REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW SRM 51-40-02. DRILLED HOLES IN NEW FITTING IAW DWG 113A2107-1 AND SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT ROD FITTING REF SRM 51-40-02. RECONNECTED THE NR 3 FLAP FAIRING AFT SUPPORT ROD TO NEW FITTING AND CLOSED ACCESS PANEL 553ET REF AMM 27-51-18-400-802 AND 20-50-11.

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