What was found
DURING ENGINE CHANGE FOUND GOUGE DAMAGE ON NR 1 THRUST REVERSER HINGE FITTING FWD WEB UPPER BIFURCATION. BLENDED GOUGE AREA IAW SRM 54-31-01, FIG 101 THICKNESS OF WEB .125" MINIMUM AFTER BLEND WAS MAINTAINED.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2013
- Submitted
- January 29, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N635DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 23762
- Aircraft time
- 80,569 hours, 37,590 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7830 · Engine Thrust Reverser
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Thrust Reverser
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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