Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
November 13, 2022
Submitted
November 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8512U
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
38816
Aircraft time
20,066 hours, 9,602 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Flap Track
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

#3 FLAP TRACK FAIRING 542BB HAS A CRACK ON THE INNER SKIN 47' AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE AT O/B LOWER RADIUS / [01] IDENTIFIED MATERIAL OF PANEL 542BB IAW SRM 57-53-70-0I-3 FIGURE 1; 2; 4; AND 14; ITEM #1; TABLE 3 AND 12 <BR><BR>DAMAGE IS OUT OF ALLOWABLE DAMAGE IAW SRM 57-53-70-1A-1 FIGURE 101 AND 104; ZONE 1; PARA 4.A(4)<BR><BR>ENGINEERING REQUIRED DUE TO MORE THAN 3 PLIES OF DAMAGE WAS REMOVED PER SRM 57-53-70-2R-4 PARA 4.A(1); 4.B(1); ZONE 1; TABLE 201<BR><BR>VISUALLY EXAMINED EXTENT OF DAMAGE; TAP TESTED - DISBOND NOTED; REMOVED 1' DIA OF INNER SKIN AND PARTIAL DEPTH CORE; CLEANED REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-2 PARA 4.A-B;[02] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 1<BR><BR>VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS TABLE<BR><BR>VERIFIED ENGINEERING REQUIRED PER SRM 57-53-70-2R-4;[03] REQUEST NDI FOR UT DISBOND CHECK IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-2 PARA 4.A;[04] UT INSPECTED DAMAGE REMOVAL IAW 737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-02. <BR>NO DISBONDS NOTED.<BR>EQUIP USED: <BR>-EPOCH 650 ID: ATS2031 CAL DUE: 03/23;[05] REFER TO EA 22-157-03398 SUMMARY REQUIREMENT; BARCODE: TTG8Q00G7DCD;[06] COMPLETED REPAIR TO #3 FLAP TRACK FAIRING 542BB CRACK ON INNER SKIN AT 47' IAW EA 22-157-03398;[07] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 6

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