Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
August 30, 2022
Submitted
September 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8502Z
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36666
Aircraft time
19,989 hours, 9,530 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center 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

R/H BS663 UPPER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED AT VAPOR BARRIER RBL8 WL167.68 / [01] VALIDATED APPLICABILITY OF SRM 57-10-10-2R-5;[02] INSTALLED EWIS PROTECTION ON FWD AND AFT SIDE OF BS663 VAPOR BARRIER RBL8-RBL20 WL167.68 IAW AMM 20-60-07-913-801.;[03] RECEIVED NEW SPLICE ANGLE RO#881147-SWA-3 AND REPLACEMENT ANGLE RO#881147-SWA-1.;[04] REMOVED DAMAGE SECTION OF BS663 VAPOR BARRIER UPPER ATTACH ANGLE RBL8-RBL20 WL167.68 IAW SRM 57-10-10-2R-5.;[05] PERFORM DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE REPAIR AREA AND UNDERLYING STRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO DAMAGE WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA.;[06] PERFORM AN OPEN HOLE HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (HFEC) INSPECTION FOR ALL INITIAL FASTENER HOLES IN THE REPAIR AREA TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO DAMAGE.;[07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 1-5.;[08] HFEC ROTARY INSPECTED OPEN HOLES IN THE REPAIR AREA PER 737NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS FOUND. TOOL N500 IS000681 DUE 02/2023.;[09] LOCATED; DRILLED; TRIMMED; DEBURRED; APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AND PRIMERED REPAIR PARTS @ BS663 VAPOR BARRIER UPPER ATTACH ANGLE RBL8-RBL20 WL167.68 IAW SRM 57-10-10-2R-5. OK TO INSTALL;[10] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION #9<BR> OK TO INSTALL GIVEN;[11] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS @ RH BS663 VAPOR BARRIER UPPER ATTACH ANGLE RBL8-RBL20 WL167.68 IAW SRM 57-10-10-2R-5.

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