Service difficulty report · Flange · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
December 11, 2019
Submitted
April 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7864B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30638
Aircraft time
53,114 hours, 35,662 cycles
Part
Flange
Condition
Corroded
Location
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

PASSENGER CABIN BS 716; BETWEEN STR 15R TO 17R; STUB FRAME HAS CORROSION ALONG EDGE OF INNER FLANGE. REMOVED CORROSION ALONG EDGE OF INNER FLANGE. EVALUATED MATERIAL LOSS (FWD EDGE) TO BE .057; & (AFT EDGE) LOSS TO BE .057. MAX ALLOWABLE IS .100. SUBFRAME IS 'WITHIN LIMITS' PER EA 192572 REV P1. NDT VERIFIED WITH HFEC 'NO CRACKS NOTED.' TREATED; PRIMED; CIC; & APPLIED INDELIBLE INK & CLEAR EPOXY TOPCOAT. FLAP PEEN AREA. ALL ACTIONS ARE IAW SRM'S 51-10-02-0G-0; 51-20-06-0G-0; 53-40-14-01-1; 53-40-07-1A-1; AMM 20-60-07-913-801; SOPM 20-10-03; 20-43-03; 20-41-02; 20-41-03 & EA 192575 REV P1; ACCOMPLISHED BLEND REPAIR AT STA 716 FRAME FITTING INNER FLANGE BELOW STR 15R IAW EA 192572 IR.

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