Service difficulty report · Seal Depressor · Boeing 7673S1

Difficulty date
December 18, 2012
Submitted
December 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640GT
Make and model
Boeing 7673S1
Aircraft serial
25221
Aircraft time
70,823 hours, 14,910 cycles
Part
Seal Depressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 478
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LOBE -FORWARD CARGO DOOR - BS 478 SEAL DEPRESSOR WAS FOUND (REF FIG 1), MEASURING 1.5" AND LOCATED AT THE SEAL DEPRESSOR SPLICE AREA. DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE BEYOND THE REPAIR LIMITS IAW THE SRM 53-00-15, FIG 201, REPAIR 2. DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS, SCHEDULE REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT EVERY CYCLE AND PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 1,000 HOURS AFTER PART 1.

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