Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 5, 2017
Submitted
May 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
7,318 hours, 2,459 cycles
Part
Attach Angle
Part number
143A11251
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 500d
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

AFTER INSTALLING RT STRONGBACKS FOUND INTERCOSTALS FOR STRONGBACK TIE RODS NOT ATTACHED TO FRAME CAUSING GOUGES ON FRAME AT BS 500D BETWEEN STRINGERS 4 - 6R. ACFT GROUNDED. EVALUATED GOUGE DAMAGE AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-07-1A-1 FIG 101, DAMAGE IS IN INNER CHORD FLANGE WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED, CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME AND FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES IAW B737-900 SRM 53-00-07-2R-1, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-20-01, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-07-2R-1, FOUR INTERCOSTAL ATTACH ANGLES GOUGED BEYOND LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-07-1A, THE ANGLE EDGES WERE KNIFE EDGED, FABRICATED NEW ANGLES IAW DWG 146A9435, REV A, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-20-01, INSTALLED NEW ATTACH ANGLES IAW DWG 143A9431.