Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
November 9, 2010
Submitted
November 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
32837
Aircraft time
36,822 hours, 5,854 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust Nozzle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING MX WALKAROUND OF MX FOUND A CRACK ON THE EXHAUST NOZZLE OUTER SLEEVE, APPROX THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE NR2 ENGINE. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK IS APPROX 2.25" LONG AND IS NEAR THE T/E OF THE NOZZLE. IAW SRM 54-41-30 THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK IS WITHIN LIMITS, BUT THE EDGE DISTANCE IS OUT OF LIMITS.(DISPOSITION IS TO STOP DRILL THE ENDS OF THE CRACKS WITH A 0.098" DIAMETER HOLE; DVI EVERY 3 FLIGHT CYCLES; AND REMOVAL OF THE PART WITHIN 50 FC (FLIGHT CYCLES).)

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