Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
110,185 hours, 22,062 cycles
Part
Nozzle
Part number
9105M90G05
Part serial
TLS78026
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 WALK AROUND CHECK, MX FOUND CRACK APPROX 1 INCH IN LENGTH, ON THE OUTER SLEEVE OF THE LONG FIXED CORE EXHAUST NOZZLE ON THE NR 4 ENGINE AT THE 8 O`CLOCK POSITION (REF FIG 1). (DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO REMOVE ANY BURRS AND WELD REPAIR THE CRACK USING EM 78-11-01, REPAIR 011 AND SPM 70-41-00, WELDING AND BRAZING PRACTICES, EXCLUDING THE POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT, ACCOMPLISH DVI OF REPAIR AREA EVERY "2A" AND PERFORM THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT THE NEXT "C" CHECK.)

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