Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
May 19, 2016
Submitted
June 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25100
Aircraft time
70,372 hours, 47,087 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS6606XX
Condition
Corroded
Location
Main Cargo Door
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

MAIN CARGO DOOR FITTING THAT HOLDS LOCK PINS, NR 6 POSITION MISSING HEAD, REMOVED 2 EA UPPER BOLTS AT NR 1 POSITION, 1 EA AT NR 6 POSITION FOUND HEAVY CORROSION TO HARDWARE. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED RE-TORQUE ON BASE LATCH ASSEMBLIES IAW AMM 52-35-05, REQUIRED NEW HARDWARE ON BS 460-165, BS 400-24, BS 396-22. INSTALLED NEW HARDWARE ON LATCH BASES AT FUSELAGE BS 369, 2 AT 460, AND 400. REF AMM 52-35-05. ACFT RELEASED FOR THE FERRY FLIGHT, IAW FERRY PERMIT DATED 5-20-2016 TO ACCOMPLISH REPAIR TO MAIN CARGO DOOR. COMPLETED 400-52FCD-17144-1 MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCH BOLT INSPECTION.

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