Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 7572Y0

Difficulty date
September 10, 2013
Submitted
September 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754CX
Make and model
Boeing 7572Y0
Aircraft serial
26154
Aircraft time
53,898 hours, 23,067 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
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

DURING HEAVY MX AND ENGINEERING SERVICES REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE OTBD THRUST REVERSER INNER HINGE FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MX AND ENGINEERING SERVICES PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED HINGE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT LENGTH OF THE CRACK IAW NDT MANUAL STOP DRILLED THE CRACK AND SURFACE WELDED THE CRACK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HINGE LUG USING 17-4PH WELDING ROD IAW ATI EO 78-757-4950, REV 1, APPROVED ON FORM 8110-3.

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