Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
October 25, 2011
Submitted
October 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29253
Aircraft time
56,623 hours, 10,107 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Missing
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 WALK AROUND MX FOUND NR 3 ENGINE LT THRUST REVERSER FAIRING TOP SECTION MISSING 3.0" X 4.0" PIECE OF MATERIAL, REF FIG 1 AND FIG 2. (DISPOSITION IS TO PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 OF THIS EO. THIS REPAIR IS DERIVED FROM SIMILAR REPAIRS TO FAIRINGS CALLED OUT IN THE CMM AND THE MM.)

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