Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 28, 2023
Submitted
September 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17245
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28955
Aircraft time
73,824 hours, 26,910 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
9108014
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TOP LT PYLON FWD LATCH UP & SHOWING RED PAINT IN FLIGHT. DOWN ON THE GROUND UPDATED MAA CODE FIX USING VENDOR MAA SCREEN PLEASE CONTACT TOMC BEFORE COMMENCING ANY WORK. UPDATED MAA CODE FIX USING VENDOR MAA SCREEN PLEASE CONTACT TOMC BEFORE COMMENCING ANY WORK. MAC METER INITIATED FOR WITH VENDOR RELATED WORK ORDER 000000003081642 AND PRTR LONG, PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR TO LEFT ENGINE PYLON THUMBNAIL FAIRING FWD INBOARD LATCH PER ECRA 5452-01160 PART 1. ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION PER PART 2 DAILY AND ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 5 DAYS. QC LONG, , DAVID ( (V943053)) PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR TO LEFT ENGINE PYLON THUMBNAIL FAIRING FWD INBOARD LATCH PER ECRA 5452-01160 PART 1. ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION PER PART 2 DAILY AND ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 5 DAYS. CARRIED DIRECTLY BY TOMC TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE. RECORDS UPDATE RIR : DAILY(TOMC'D'METERED) FOUND LATCH KEEPER DAMAGED PART # 91081-4 AND THUMBNAIL LATCH MAY NEED REPLACING PART# 91080-14. NOT ENOUGH TIME TO WORK JUST UPDATING FOR NOW. REF. ECRA 5452-01612 REVISES DIP TO "ACCOMPLIS H INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5452-01160A DAILY A ND ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5452-01160A WITHIN 10 DAYS. NO M&E (TOMC "D" METERED) T/A: WITHIN 10 DAYS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LATCH AS PER ECRA 5452-01160 REV A. PART 3 PERMENENT REPAIR STEP 2 AND SRM 51-40-02. NO FURTHER DEFECTS ADD EMP:403571 NOTED AT THIS TIME. TOMCQC REV PERFORMED REMOVED ENGINE FAN COWLS ON ENG 1 TO GAIN ACCESS TO REMOVE APPROPRIATE PANEL TO FACILITATE SHEETMETAL ON THEIR REPAIR,INSTALLED BACK ENG FAN COWLS BACK ON ENG 1 AFTER REPAIR. REF AMM 71-11-03/401.NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.OK TO CONTINUE. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 7/31/2023