Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
December 3, 2009
Submitted
December 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27200
Aircraft time
52,338 hours, 21,726 cycles
Part
Support Angle
Part number
148N3152
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

APU AIR INTAKE DOOR HSG RT SIDE SUPPORT ANGLE HAS CORROSION UNDER NUTPLATES. REMOVED CORROSION ON RT SUPPORT ANGLE AT BS 1787-1825, S6R, IAW SRM 51-10-02. BLENDED AREA; ORIGINAL MATERIAL WAS .063" THICK/AFTER REWORK WAS .044" / HAD .019" MATERIAL LOSS. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMIT IAW SRM 53-80-03, FIG. 101, DETAIL 1. REMOVED SUPPORT ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE ON MAE TRAVELER NR T9/810574. LOCATED AND DRILLED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-05. TREATED AND PRIMED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT ANGLE AT BS 1787-1825, S6R, IAW SRM 51-40-02. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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