Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 7772Q8

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
August 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745AM
Make and model
Boeing 7772Q8
Aircraft serial
32718
Aircraft time
33,711 hours, 3,760 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9094B
Part
Fairing
Part number
2004M30G22
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Part time
36,391 hours, 5,716 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A BIRD STRIKE WAS DETECTED IN RT ENGINE. BIRD STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-18, DETECTING 6 FAIRING DAMAGES AND 2 PANELS WITH 4 IMPACT, BEING WITHIN LIMITS OF OPERATION IAW AMM 71-00-00. PANELS WERE REPAIRED IAW AMM 72-24-00. MX PERSONNEL REPLACED THE FAIRINGS IAW AMM 72-24-00 AND PERFORMED A RT ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER BORESCOPE INSPECTION IAW AMM 72-00-00, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND.

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