Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
May 17, 2011
Submitted
June 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
108,674 hours, 21,759 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Nozzle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
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 "C" CHECK OF AIRCRAFT, MX FOUND CRACKS ON THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE FIXED COWL EXHAUST NOZZLE FWD FLANGE CORE COWL SUPPORT ASSY (REF FIG 1 AND 2 ). (THE CRACKS CAN BE REPAIRED IAW THE ENGINE SHOP MANUAL (ESM) TASK 78-33-05, REPAIR 78-33-05, REPAIR 002. THE REPAIR CALLS FOR A POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT AND THERMAL SPRAY. MX DOES NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIRED HEAT TREATMENT AND THERMAL SPRAY. DISPOSITION IS TO ACCOMPLISH THE ESM 78-33-05 REPAIR, EXCLUDING THE POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT AND THERMAL SPRAY, ACCOMPLISH DVI OF REPAIR AREA EVERY "2A" AND PERFORM THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT THE NEXT "C-CHECK.)

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