Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 73786J

Difficulty date
July 2, 2020
Submitted
September 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377AR
Make and model
Boeing 73786J
Aircraft serial
37753
Aircraft time
33,201 hours, 15,123 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Actuator
Part number
1FA140128
Part serial
140121218430B
Condition
Failed
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
28,422 hours, 10,409 cycles
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

DURING WORKS OF RETURN TO SERVICE, IT WAS DETECTED HIT ON BOTH ENG REVERSERS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED GROUND HANDLING EQUIPMENT HITS AIRPLANE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION, IAW AMM 05-51-59. DETECTING TWO CRACKS OF 0.750 LENGTH AND 1.00 LENGTH ON LT ENGINE EXTERNAL SKIN O/B THRUST REVERSER AT 01:30 HOURS POSITION AND NAC STA 253 AND NAC STA 254, AND A SCRATCH OF 6.00" LENGTH ON EXTERNAL SKIN I/B THRUST RT ENG REVERSER AT 02:00 HOURS POSITION AND NAC STA 233. THE DAMAGED AREA LIMITS WERE FOUND WITH UT-TT AND VISUAL INSPECTIONS, IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-0 REPAIR GENERAL PARAGRAPH 4.A AND B737 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-2 REPAIR 2, PARAGRAPH 4.B; THE EXTERNAL SKIN O/B THRUST LT ENG REVERSER WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 54-30-01 REPAIR 1, TABLE 201 AND SRM 51-70-05 REPAIR 2, FIGURE 201. AN ULTRASONIC INSPECTION (CTTU) WAS PERFORMED ON REPAIRED AND SURROUNDING AREA, WITH NO DELAMINATION NOR DISBOND FOUND IAW B737 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02. A UT-TT AND DV INSPECTION WERE PERFORMED WITH NO HIDDEN, NOR SURFACE CARBON FIBERS DAMAGES FOUND IAW SRM 54-30-01-01A-1 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 4.C; B737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-02 AND BY HIT OPENING ACTUATOR SLATTED INBOARD TRUST RT ENG REVERSER, THE THRUST RT ENG REVERSER OPENING ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 78-31-08, ALL CORRECT.

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