Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 7572T7

Difficulty date
April 28, 2010
Submitted
April 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572T7
Aircraft serial
23895
Aircraft time
63,630 hours, 26,638 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
143N5340
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AFT CARGO COMPT LT CARGO NET TIE-DOWN FITTINGS STA 1320, STA 1360 AND STA 1380. (QTY2) FOUND WITH CORROSION. TIE DOWN FITTING FOUND DEEPLY CORRODED EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER SRM 53-0053 FIG. 101, REV. 99. CORRODED PLATE AT STA 1380 R & R WITH NEW PLAT 451N5700-81 AS PER SRM 51-40-02 REV. 99. TIE DOWN FITTING RE-WORKED AREA MATERIAL REMOVED 0.026". ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.180" FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER E.A. F-5340-138535, REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 CRITERIA.

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