Service difficulty report · Lens · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
May 9, 2022
Submitted
May 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78003
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
27579
Aircraft time
109,052 hours, 11,279 cycles
Part
Lens
Part number
NA
Condition
Missing
Location
Lh Wingtip
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

PDA 2 FOUND STROBE LIGHT LENS MISSING ON LH WINGTIP. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS. ACCOMPLISH PER PART 2 AND ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 3 CYCLES. PERFORMED PART 1 INTERIM REPAIR OF ECRA 3344-01146 ON LH WING TIP ANTI COLLISION (STROBE LIGHT)LENS COVER.PRIOR EACH FLIGHT INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER PART 1 OF ECRA 3344-01146. PRIOR TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT TO EACH FLIGHT ACCOMPLISH INSPECTIONS PER PART 2. ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 3 FLIGHT CYCLESS (REPLACE LENS). LENS PN: 25-1658-23-1C. TOMC APPROVED : QC REVIEWED RECORDS UPDATE TOMC APPROVED : QC REVIEWED RIR: M-METER PRIOR TO EACH FLIGHT (NO M&E RQRD) T/A: WITHIN 3 FC.....LN/U253409 LENS AREA WITH SPECIAL PRIMER.REF AMM33-44-03-960-804. AND REQUIRES 24HR CURE TIME. INSTALLATION HOLDING ASSY. PULLED OFF INTERM REPAIR AND ALSO PULLED C/B N18 ON PANEL P110 INSTALLED NEW LH WING ANTI COLLISION LIGHT LENS IN REF TO AMM INSTALLED LH WING ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - LENS REPLACEMENT IN REF AMM 33-44-03.REMOVED OLD SEALANT FROM LENS COVER AND PRIMED 33-44-03. SEALANT - SILICONE RUBBER - RTV 159 APPLIED AT 15:00PM REF TO AMM 33-44-03-960-804. SEE LP 8558495 FOR TAPE ADD EMP:U187638,U015653 TOMCQC REV PERFORMED REFER TO ECRA 3344-01147 FOR TEMP REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF GROUND TIME.