Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Boeing 73786J

Difficulty date
March 6, 2021
Submitted
June 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377AR
Make and model
Boeing 73786J
Aircraft serial
37753
Aircraft time
34,997 hours, 16,011 cycles
Part
Thrust Reverser
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
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 AND APPLICATION OF TASK CARD J3753-818-01-01(21) AT MEX, IT WAS DETECTED SEVERAL CRACKS AT LEFT ENGINE INNER THRUST REVERSER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A CRACK OF 1" ON LOWER INSULATION BLANKET AT STA 234 BETWEEN 6 AND 7 HRS POSITION OF OUTBOARD THRUST REVERSER; A CRACK OF 1" ON LOWER INSULATION BLANKET AT STA 241.50 BETWEEN 7 AND 8 HRS POSITION OF INBOARD THRUST REVERSER; A CRACK IN EDGE OF 1.750" ON UPPER INSULATION BLANKET AT STA 253 OF INBOARD THRUST REVERSER OF LEFT ENGINE; SO THE LOWER INSULATION BLANKET OF OUTBOARD THRUST REVERSER WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 78-31-13-000-806-F00; THE LOWER INSULATION BLANKETS WERE REPAIRED IAW SERVICE LETTER 737-SL-78-050-B, PARAGRAPH 5.1; SEALANT FIREWALL WAS APPLIED IAW AMM TASK 78-31-13-400-806-F00, PARAGRAPH 7.H.(9); LOWER INSULATION BLANKET WAS INSTALLED IAW M7M 78-31-13-400-806-F00; THE INBOARD THRUST REVERSER WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 78-31-01; THE UPPER INSULATION BLANKET OF INBOARD THRUST REVERSER OF LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 78-31-13-400-806-F00, ALL CORRECT.

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