Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
October 1, 2021
Submitted
November 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27882
Aircraft time
69,284 hours, 41,071 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT CARGO BILGE AREA; R/H SIDE 'Z' CHANNEL FROM STA#867 TO STA#887; SPOTS OF CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES. REMOVED CORROSION AFT CARGO BILGE AREA R/HZ CHANNEL. FOUND OUT LIMITS EXFOLIATION CORROSION AREA IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0 VERIFIED 1 PERFORMED UT THIKNESS INSP. ON REWORKED AREA @ AFT CARGO BILGE AREA R/H SIDE Z-CHANNEL IAW NDT PART 4 51-00-00 PROC. 3. MIN THICKNESS .026'. ORIGINAL THICKNESS 0.040'' AFTER REWORKED AREA MINIMUM MAT FOUND 0.026 MAT LOST 0.14'. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53-1A-2 FIG 103 DETAILS A, B, C, D, & E. NEW Z-CHANNEL TO BE INSTALLED ON ITEM# TTQ004ECQV.

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