Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
July 11, 2019
Submitted
July 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N392HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1404
Aircraft time
27,493 hours, 4,390 cycles
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Damaged
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM - #2 ENG VIEW FROM AFT AT 4:00 CLOCK POSITION TR HEAT SHIELD BLANKET HAS A HOLE 4" LONG. WELDED TEXTURE PATCH PER SAFRAN CMM 78-30-20 FRSX066 REPAIR 1. REMOVED #2 ENG O/B CENTER HEAT SHIELD BLANKET REF MM 78-30-20. INSTALLED #2 ENG CENTER HEAT SHIELD BLANKET REF CMM 78-30-20 UP TO SHEET METAL BLIND FASTENER INSTALL AND SEALANT INSTALL. INSTALLED BLIND FASTENERS ON AFT END OF HEAT SHIELD BLANKET PER CMM 78-30-20. PEND FASTENERS INSTALL ON CENTER POSITION OF BLANKET. INSTALLED FASTENERS IN CENTER SECTION OF HEAT SHIELD BLANKET.

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