Service difficulty report · Acoustic Panel · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
March 20, 2021
Submitted
June 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35307
Aircraft time
29,997 hours, 3,777 cycles
Part
Acoustic Panel
Condition
Damaged
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 OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED DAMAGES AT RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER INNER WALL ACOUSTIC PANEL. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING THE RIGHT ENGINE AT BOTH THRUST REVERSERS INNER WALL ACOUSTIC PANELS LEADING EDGE WITH DELAMINATIONS OF 1.0" LENGTH AND 0.500" WIDTH AND 0.750" LENGTH AND 0.500" WIDTH AT 12:00 HOURS POSITION. THE WO´S 7340437 AND 7340438 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; UT-TT AND UT-PE INSPECTIONS FOR DELIMITING DELAMINATED AREAS WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02/03; DAMAGES WERE REMOVED IAW SRM B787-A-51-13-02-01A-280A-A; UT-TT AND UT-PE INSPECTIONS AROUND TRIM OUT EDGE WERE PERFORMED IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02/03; RIGHT ENGINE ON BOTH LEADING EDGE ON THRUST REVERSERS WERE PERMANENT SEALED AS PERMANENT REPAIR IAW MESSAGE COLLINS NUMBER CV21-03347 AND DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF BOND PANELS SURFACE WITHIN 3" RADIUS OF DAMAGES CUTOUT WERE PERFORMED IAW MESSAGE COLLINS NUMBER CV21-03347, ALL CORRECT.

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