Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
August 28, 2021
Submitted
October 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7859B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30641
Aircraft time
55,430 hours, 36,644 cycles
Part
Drag Brace
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vert. Stab.
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION FITTING DRAG BRACE RH O/B FWD AT VERTICAL STABILIZER ; 2021-393032 / [01] TOOK MEASURE OF CORROSION ARE : L:0.601 INCH ; W:0.429 INCH ; D:0.041 INCH LOC. ON FITTING DRAG BRACE RH O/B FWD AT VERTICAL STABILIZER ; TOOL USED SOLAR POWER CALIPER P/N:500-464; S/N:15331936; DUE DATE:05-OCT-21; [02] EVALUATED CORROSION ON FITTING DRAG BRACE RH O/B FWD LOC AT VERTICAL STABILIZER AND NO FOUND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS ON B-737-700 SRM; FITTING MUST BE REPLACED; [03] COMPLETE STEP 1 & 2; [04] DRILLED HOLES ON NEW FTTING DRAG BRACE RH O/B FWD LOC AT VERTICAL STABILIZER IAW B-737-700 SRM 51-40-05; [05] APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT ON OPEN HOLES OF THE NEW FTTING DRAG BRACE RH O/B FWD LOC AT VERTICAL STABILIZER IAW B-737-700 SRM 51-20-01; [06] STEP 4 CERTIFIED AS RII.; [07] STEP 5 CERTIFIED.; [08] OK TO INSTALL NEW FITTING DRAG BRACE AND FASTENERS LOC. RH O/B FWD LOC AT VERTICAL STABILIZER; [09] OK TO INSTALL GRANTED IN STEP 8<BR>RII ACCOMPLISHED; [10] REFER TO FAULT TTG8Q006B4MQ WHERE EA 21-153-02670 WAS ADDED AS A SUBTASK.; [11] REFER TO FAULT TTG8Q006B4MQ WHERE EA 21-153-02670 WAS ADDED AS A SUBTASK.

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