Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 2, 2011
Submitted
June 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
108,674 hours, 21,759 cycles
Part
Fairing
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 INSPECTION THE NR1 ENGINE RT THRUST REVERSER LOWER AFT FAIRING WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK AND MISSING MATERIAL AS SHOWN IN FIGURES 2 AND 3. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED FAIRING SKIN. HFEC INSPECTED THE REWORKED AREA TO ENSURE NO CRACKS OR OTHER DEFECTS. INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. APPLIED ALODINE 1200 AND PRIMER TO REWORKED AREA. APPLIED RTV 106 SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE OF REPAIR PARTS AND FINAL SEAL REPAIR USING RTV 106.

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