Service difficulty report · Splice Angle · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
June 28, 2022
Submitted
July 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8702L
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
36989
Aircraft time
5,875 hours, 2,687 cycles
Part
Splice Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fu Selage
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

SPLICE ANGLE AT STR 17AL BS 367 TO BS 380 IS CRACKED / [01] UPDATED MEASUREMENT TABLE;[02] REMOVED SPLICE ANGLE PER SRM 51-40-02. SPLICE ANGLE CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO NO LIMITS ARE GIVEN IN THE SRM;[03] VERIFIED MEASUREMENT TABLE AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 1-2 (OUT OF LIMITS);[04] RECEIVED NEW SPLICE ANGLE FROM OSS ON SWA P.O. # 873455/1 AND CUSTOMER R.O. NO 873455-SWA;[05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 4.;[06] LOCATED; DRILLED; TRIMMED AND DEBURRED NEW SPLICE ANGLE @ STR17AL BS363-BS380 IAW SRM 51-40-05 AND DWG 140A9101.;[07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 6. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME.;[08] APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AND PRIMERED NEW SPLICE ANGLE STR 17AL BS363-BS380 IAW AMM 51-21-41-370-802 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-804. OK TO INSTALL.;[09] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 8. OK TO INSTALL SPLICE ANGLE;[10] INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER DRAWING 140A9101 AND SRM 51-40-20;[11] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 10 INSTALLATION;[12] TASK COMPLETE

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