Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
August 11, 2015
Submitted
August 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346BC
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
33959
Aircraft time
29,785 hours, 16,474 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 780
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

DENT ON FWD CARGO LT FRAME AT BS 780 JUST ABOVE STR 24L. DENT ON FWD CARGO LT FRAME AT BS 780, STR 24L, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-07, FIG 101. TRIMMED OUT DENT L= 1", W=1"X 0.5" R IAW FIG 201, DETAIL III, REPAIR 5. FORMED J-SECTION REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-07, FIG 201, REPAIR 5, PG 201. INSTALLED J-SECTION REPAIR AT LT BS 780, ABOVE STR 24L IAW SRM 51-40-02, PG 6-7 AND SRM 53-00-07, REPAIR 5. REPAIR IS PERMANENT CAT"B" WITH THRESHOLD INSPECTION TO START AT 50000, F/C & REPEAT INSPECTION EVERY 12000 F/C THEREAFTER USING HFEC & DETAILED INSPECTION. ACFT IS CURRENTLY AT 16474, F/C REF SRM 53-00-07, FIG 201 REPAIR 5, TABLE II.

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