Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Boeing 737852

Difficulty date
May 23, 2021
Submitted
June 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737852
Aircraft serial
35116
Part
Thrust Reverser
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
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

24.05.2021 18:35 SEVERAL CRACKS AT LEFT ENGINE OUTER THRUST REVERSER. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK IN TASK CARD J3770-808-01-01 (22) AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED SEVERAL CRACKS AT LEFT ENGINE OUTER THRUST REVERSER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING LEFT ENGINE OUTER THRUST REVERSER LOWER FIREWALL WITH CRACKS ON STA 266 NWL 85 AND STA 242 NWL 94; ON STA 266 NWL 85; ON STA 241 NWL 111 AND STA 242 NWL 102 OUT OF LIMITS IAW 737-SL-78-050-B, THE WO’S 7486533, 7486541 AND 7486543 WERE ISSUED TO PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR. LEFT ENGINE OUTER THRUST REVERSER LOWER FIREWALL WERE REMOVED IAW AMM 78-31-13; A SEALANT WERE APPLIED IAW BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 737-78-050-B AT LEFT ENGINE OUTER THRUST REVERSER; THE UPPER INSULATION BLANKET WERE REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 78-31-13; THE THRUST REVERSE WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 78-31-01-000-801-F0; THE INSULATION BLANKETS WERE PERMANENT REPAIRED IAW BOEING SERVICE LETTER 737-SL-78-050-B, PARAGRAPH 3.1 AND THE LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 78-31-01-400-801-F00, ALL CORRECT.