Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
August 21, 2015
Submitted
October 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35312
Aircraft time
6,000 hours, 800 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
7011006H03
Part serial
2162740891
Condition
Failed
Part time
6,089 hours, 818 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A FLUID LEAK IN THE AFT GALLEY. THE AFT GALLEY WAS CLEANED. PERFORMED REVISION & CLEANING IAW AMM DMC-B7878-A-12-25-01-02A-258A-A, NO CONFIRMING FLUID LEAK. AS PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE AFT GALLEY WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-53-01-02 B CAT C. THE AFT GALLEY GCU HEAT EXCHANGER 4L WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-21-53-19-00A-520A-A & DMC-B787-A-21-53-19-00A-720A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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