Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
December 21, 2022
Submitted
January 23, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8611F
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36892
Aircraft time
33,904 hours, 15,569 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

LEFT WING TE FITTING JUST ABOVE DEFLECTION CONTROL RIB BETWEEN I/B AND O/B FLAPS 2EA ATTACH FASTENER BOLTS TO THE CONTROL RIB HOLES ELONGATED. (HEAD SIDE). REMOVED 2 EACH BOLTS FROM DEFLECTION CONTROL RIB UPPER TAB PER SRM 51-40-02. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF DAMAGE CUTOUT OF LT DEFLECTION RIB TAB IAW NDT MANUAL 51-00-00 PART 6 PROCEDURE 23. NO DEFECT NOTED. CUT OUT & REMOVED THE DAMAGE OF THE DEFLECTION CONTROL RIB UPPER TAB IAW SRM 57-51-02-2R-4, REPAIR 4. OTBD REPAIR DOUBLER FABRICATED. HEAT TREATED AND PLATED IAW SRM 57-51-02-2R-4, FABRICATED FILLERS IAW SRM 57-51-02-2R-4. INSTALLED NR 3 PLATE, FILLER AND DOUBLER ON CONTROL RIB IAW SRM 57-51-02-2R-4. REPAIRED RIB PER SRM 57-51-02-2R-4.

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