Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
May 13, 2022
Submitted
June 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8631A
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
42385
Aircraft time
27,416 hours, 12,550 cycles
Part
Angle
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 R/H TRANSITION ANGLE STA. 723-767 SHOWS SIGNS OF SURFACE CORROSION. / [01] REMOVED CORROSION AND WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2. REMOVED .010IN OF MATERIAL FROM .040IN WITH REMAINING .030IN;[02] REMOVED R/H TRANSITION ANGLE FROM STA. 727I+10 TO 767 PER SRM. 51-40-02;[03] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND LOCATED/DRILLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-53-2R-5.;[04] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-20-01.;[05] ATTACHED DOUBLERS TO TRANSITION ANGLE PER SRM 53-00-53-2R-5.;[06] INSTALLED BONDED NUTPLATES AS REQUIRED PER SRM 51-40-10 AND COMPLETED ASSEMBLY OF TRANSITION ANGLE PER SRM 53-00-53-2R-5. PROVIDE OKAY TO INSTALL.;[07] INSPECTED AS REQUIRED. BONDED NUTPLATES INSTALLED 20MAY2022 @ 1700 CDT OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS; AT CORRECTED LOCATION; STA. 727H +10'- STA. 767. (CORRECTIVE ACTION #6);[08] CORROSION DAMAGE BETWEEN STA. 723 AND STA. 727H + 10 WAS ADDRESSED ON NON-ROUTINE CARDS TTG8Q00CFA7M AND TTG8Q00CF9Q7.;[09] INSPECTED AS REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION #8.;[10] CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 51-10-02. DAMAGE WAS OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-53-1A-2. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW TRANSITION ANGLE FROM STA. 727H + 10 TO STA. 767 PER SRM 53-00-53-2R-5 WITH REFERENCE TO SRM 51-40-02.;[11] INSPECTED AS REQUIRED; CORRECTIVE ACTION #10

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