Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
July 25, 2022
Submitted
August 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7884G
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
30133
Aircraft time
68,058 hours, 28,926 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Eroded
Location
Lh Wing
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

L/W REAR SPAR LOWER FIXED T/E STIFFENER LOWER FITTING HAS DRILLED HOLE @ ORSS 261 O/B OF FLAP TRACK NO-3 MKD DOT / [01] MEASURED DAMAGED AREA AT L/H WING REAR SPAR LOWER AREA OF STIFFNER ORSS 261 AS PER B737-7 SRM 57-20-90-1A-2 ; HOLE DIAMETER= .215' DEPTH= .083'.;[02] PERFORMED HFEC AROUND PERIMETER OF DAMAGED AREA IAW NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS. [NORTEC 600 ; B/C 166316 ; CALIB.DUE- 10/22] NOTE: DAMAGE POSSIBLE CAUSE IS FRICTION RESULTING IN SURFACE EROSION WITH MATERIAL LOSS. THERE IS NO 'HOLE' PRESENT.;[03] PERFORMED UT THICKNESS ON AFFECTED AREA AS PER NDTM PART 4; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 3. MINIMUM FOUND: 0.140'<BR>[OLYMPUS 27MG; B/C 172139; CALIB.DUE-4/23];[04] VERIFIED STEP 1;[05] FOUND DAMAGED AREA TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AT LT WING REAR SPAR STIFFENER LOWER AREA ORSS 261 AS PER B737-7 SRM 57-20-90-1A=2; FIG 103 DETAIL C-C.MATERIAL LOSS =.083' NOMINAL MAT. = .140' MAT. REMAINING = .057';[06] VERIFIED STEP 5;[07] ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR AT L/W REAR SPAR SUPPORT BRACKET ORSS 261 AS PER EA M-21-157-00525 AND TTG8Q00DT78J.;[08] VERIFIED STEP 7

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