Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 5, 2015
Submitted
February 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29261
Aircraft time
68,986 hours, 11,300 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
65B4001028
Part serial
TLS18516
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ram Air Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIR RETURN, BANGING & VIBRATION FELT IN COCKPIT, ORIGINATING FROM LOWER FUSELAGE BENEATH STATION 1000. POST FLIGHT REVEALED DAMAGE TO NR 3 PACK INLET DOOR. CHECKED & FOUND THE PACK NR 3 RAM AIR INLET DOOR HINGE CRACKED. REPLACED THE RAM AIR INLET DOOR IAW AMM 21-62-02. REPLACED THE RAM AIR INLET DOOR ACTUATOR IAW AMM 21-62-03. PERFORMED THE PTC A & B GND TEST FOR THE NR 3 PACK RAM AIR INLET DOOR & ACTUATOR & ALL TESTED SATISFACTORY.

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