Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 73771B

Difficulty date
December 17, 2019
Submitted
March 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7849A
Make and model
Boeing 73771B
Aircraft serial
29367
Aircraft time
39,707 hours, 25,985 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Fuselage
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

APU HOLD OPEN FITTING IS CRACKED ON 1187 BULKHEAD / REMOVED ATTACHMENT FASTENERS FROM APU COMPARTMENT AFT INSULATION PANEL LOWER ROW; AND THE SUPPORT RING DISPLACED LOWER EDGE OF BLANKET IAW AMM 49-17-11 STEP 2F (7E;H). REMOVED HOLD OPEN FITTING FROM 1187 BULKHEAD. POSITIONED AND INSTALLED NEW HOLD OPEN FITTING IAW DWG: 148A2690; SRM 51-40-02-0G-0. POSITIONED LOWER EDGE OF AFT INSULATION PANEL AND INSTALLED THE LOWER ROW ATTACHMENT FASTENERS AND SUPPORT RING FASTENERS IAW AMM 49-14-11 STEP 3G (1DA) BONDING JUMPER RESISTANCE AT ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE SUPPORT RING FOUND IN LIMITS IAW AMM 49-81-11 STEP 3G(1(R)S)

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