Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
February 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
107,643 hours, 21,563 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Bay
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 A-CHECK BEING PERFORMED, MX FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT - BS1820 - BS1840, BL 0 CONSISTING IN: "Z" SECTION FROM BS 1820 TO BS 1840, RBL3.0 IS 0.050" 7075-T6. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-03 FIG 1 REF FIG 1. TOP PANEL FROM BS 1820 TO BS 1840 IS 0.050" 7075-T6 PN 65B06486-6. FABRICATED NEW IAW SAMPLE SAME MATERIAL AND THICKNESS (REF FIG 2) VERTICAL STIFFENER AT BS 1820, LBL4.0 M/F 7075-T6. FABRICATED NEW IAW SAMPLE FROM EXTRUDED SECTION PN AND10141-1401, 7075-T6 REF FIG 3. ANGLE BS1840 ON RBL3.0. FABRICATED/FORMED IAW SAMPLE FROM 7075-TO AND HEAT TREATED TO 7075-T6 (REF FIG 4) IAW SRM 51-20-01 (REF FIG 4). ATTACH ANGLES, 2 EA (PN 69B02277-3) AT BS 1820, LBL3.0 & RBL3.0 (M/F 0.050" 7075-T6). FABRICATED/FORMED BOTH IAW SRM 51-20-01 (REF FIG 5). GUSSET AT BS 1822, RBL3.0 (M/F 0.040" 7075-T6). FABRICATED IAW SAMPLE FROM 0.040" 7075-T6 SHEET IAW SRM 51-20-01 (REF FIG 6) "L" ANGLE AT BS 1822, RBL 3.0 (M/F 0.040" 7075-T6). FABRICATED IAW SAMPLE FROM FORMED FROM 0.040" 7075-T6 SHEET IAW SRM 51-20-01 (REF. FIG 7).

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