Service difficulty report · Acoustic Panel · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
December 29, 2020
Submitted
January 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35312
Aircraft time
28,228 hours, 3,414 cycles
Part
Acoustic Panel
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Nacelle
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 OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED DENT ON LEFT T/R IFS INNER WALL ACOUSTIC PANEL. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A DENT OF 1.125" DIAMETER, 0.021" DEPTH ON LEFT T/R IFS INNER WALL ACOUSTIC PANEL, AT LOWER BIFURCATION OF 44" FROM THE TRAILING EDGE AND 12" FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF LEFT ENGINE; THE WO´S 7206767, 7209388 AND 7209398 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; A DENT WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM B787-A-54-31-01-05B-661A-A, PARAGRAPH 4, TABLE 3, FIGURE 8; A ULTRASONIC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4 51-00-03, WITHOUT DISBONDS AND DELAMINATIONS; A TAP TEST INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED IAW COLLINS MESSAGE NUMBER CV20-14461 AND SRM B787-A-54-31-01-05B-661A-A, NO DISBONDS NOR DELAMINATIONS FOUND; A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW COLLINS MESSAGE NUMBER CV20-14461 AND SRM B787-A-54-31-01-05B-661A-A, NO MORE DAMAGES FOUND AND A PERMANENT REPAIR SHOULD PERFORM OF THE DAMAGE AT A MAXIMUM OF 4000 FC IAW COLLINS MESSAGE NUMBER CV20-14461, ALL CORRECT.

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