SDR UIEA00037

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
August 29, 2000
Submitted
October 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22337
Part
Fitting
Part number
65B941611
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
Part time
75,711 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING VISUAL INSPECTION OF NR 1 PYLON, SUPPORT FITTING (P/N 65B94161-1) AT NAC 222 WAS DISCOVERED LOOSE. FURTHER INSPECTION AND DISASSEMBLY REVEALED THE ATTACHING BOLTS ON THE UPPER AND LOWE LEFT SIDE ATTACH POINTS WRE WORN AND THE SUPPORT FITTING BUSHINGS ELONGATED. MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION (MPI) INDICATED A SMALL CRACK IN THE ID OF THE LOWER ATTACH LUG FITTING. HOLE OVERSIZED PER BOEING TELEX, BOTH HOLES RE-BUSHED AND RETURNED TO NOMINAL SIZE. SUPPORT FITTING WAS REINSTALLED USING NEW ATTACHING HARDWARE. IN ADDITION, A SECONDARY INSPECTION REVEALED MIGRATING SHIM MATERIAL IN ADJACENT STRUCTURE. MIGRATING SHIM MATERIAL REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-10, FORM 8110-3 ISSUED FOR OVERSIZED HOLE. (M)

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