Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 737290C

Difficulty date
March 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742AS
Make and model
Boeing 737290C
Aircraft serial
23136
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
654954614
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

SEA - DURING D-CHECK, THE NR 2 ENGINE OUTBOARD THRUST LINK AFT SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE A GOUGE ON THE LOWER SURFACE. AFTER BLENDING OF THE GOUGED AREA, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLEND AREA. REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING. (M)