Service difficulty report · Bumper · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
February 24, 2018
Submitted
March 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
17,964 hours, 2,195 cycles
Part
Bumper
Condition
Missing
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A MISSING RIGHT FWD BUMPER UPPER INSIDE OF THE OUTBOARD THRUST REVERSER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE THRUST REVERSER RIGHT FWD UPPER BUMPER P/N 721Z3330-409 IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-18-0146-02B RECORD NUMBER CV18-2003 AND MESSAGE NUMBER AMX-AMX-18-0146-11B AND THE WO 3764210 WAS CREATED TO REPLACE BOLT, NUT, AND WASHER, THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ALTERNATES IAW MESSAGE AMX-AMX--18-0146-11B. THE RIGHT ENGINE REVERSER UPPER THERMAL BLANKET OUTBOARD WAS INSTALLED IAW DMC-B787A-A-G78-31-06-01A-720A-A AND THE RIGHT ENGINE REVERSERS UPPER DAMPER WERE ADJUSTED IAW MM DMC- B787A-A-G78-31-01-00B -271A-A, ALL TESTED CORRECT.

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