Service difficulty report · Flange · Boeing 7377K9

Difficulty date
September 13, 2022
Submitted
October 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7879A
Make and model
Boeing 7377K9
Aircraft serial
34321
Aircraft time
51,347 hours, 25,724 cycles
Part
Flange
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu Air Inlet
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

APU INLET DUCT WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS AT FWD FLANGE / [01] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PLIES AND PREPARED AREA TO APPLY THE FABRIC REPAIR PLIES; NO WATER NOTE; AT APU INLET DUCT. REF B737-700 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10 REPAIR 10 PARAGRAPH 4.;[02] VERIFIED 1. OK TO APPLY REPAIR;[03] APPLIED THE FABRIC REPAIR PLIES AT APU INLET DUCT. REF B737-700 SRM 51-70-04-2R-10 REPAIR 10 PARAGRAPH 4.;[04] VERIFIED 3. OK TO DRILL FASTENER'S HOLES;[05] DRILLED FASTENER'S HOLES AS PER SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[06] VERIFIED STEP 5;[07] REFER TO TASK CARD TTG8Q003HZ3M FOR INSTALLATION OF APU INLET DUCT;[08] VERIFIED STEP 7;CARD COMPLETED.

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