Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
June 3, 2025
Submitted
June 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N47370
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
68823
Aircraft time
128 hours, 44 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
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

CONTINUED REMOVING LEFT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FOR R&E ACCESS. REF AMM TASK 52-22-00-000-801 FROM STEP (2) F TO STEP (2) L. DOOR REMOVED, HARDWARE BAGGED AND PLACED ON DOOR FRAME. DOOR REMOVED. INSTALLED AFT L/H EXIT DOOR INTO FUSELAGE AND INSTALLED, TORQUED, SAFTIED FWD AND AFT DOOR HINGE BOLTS ONLY. SNUBBER AND COUNTERBALANCE ACTUATOR BOLTS TEMP INSTALLED, REF LOG #5074328. VERIFIED TWO EACH HINGE BOLTS REPLACED. ACP INTERFACE INSPECTION OF HINGE ATTACH POINTS. REPLACED 3 DAMAGED BOLTS FOR COUNTERBALANCE ACTUATORS AND SNUBBER IN REF. AMM 52-22-00. OPS CHECKED OK. VERIFIED THE SAFETY AND SECURITY INSTALLLSTION OF L/H AFT OW EXIT DOOR.

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