Service difficulty report · Ring · Boeing 737705

Difficulty date
August 31, 2010
Submitted
August 31, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
Z6WR336Y
Spirit Aerosystems Inc
Aircraft
N271LV
Make and model
Boeing 737705
Aircraft serial
29090
Aircraft time
22,353 hours, 19,274 cycles
Part
Ring
Part number
315A22225
Condition
Worn
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
22,353 hours, 19,274 cycles
Component
Thrust Reverser · Boeing
Component part number
315A229593
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

REFERENCE SERVICE BULLETIN 737-78-1072, 20MAR2002, REV 00. THE 315A2222-5 CASCADE RING ASSEMBLY IS WORN AND HAS MATERIAL MISSING MEASURING 1.15 INBOARD / OTDB X .16 FWD / AFT X .0085 DEEP ON THE LOWER END FROM CONTACT WITH THE 315A2563-7 LOWER ATTACH FITTING. THE 315A2563-7 LOWER ATTACH FITTING HAS WEAR MEASURING 1.35 X .070 DEEP C/T THE FORWARD UPPER FLANGE. THERE ARE AREAS OF MATERIAL WEAR / GOUGING WITH LARGEST MEASURING APPROX .80 X .40 X .060 DEEP WITHIN THE 315A2222-5 RING ASSEMBLY INBOARD RADIUS. THE AFT MOST BACB30LE6K29 BOLT C/T THE 315A2222-5 CASCADE RING ASSEMBLY AND 315A2402-5 LATCH BEAM FITTING IS MISSING AND THE OPEN HOLE IS ELONGATED MEASURING .514 X .417 ON OUTBOARD SIDE OF -1 BEAM AND .499 X .438 ON INBOARD SIDE OF -1 BEAM. HOLE SHOULD MEASURE .4040 / .4160. THE FWD MOST BACB30LE6K29 BOLT C/T THE 315A2222-5 CASCADE RING ASSEMBLY AND 315A2402-5 LATCH BEAM ASSEMBLY IS SHEARED IN TWO AT THE FAYING SURFACES OF THE -5 RING AND -1 BEAM. ALSO, C/T THE SAME HOLE LOCATION, THERE IS AN APPROX .800 DIA X .005 AREA OF WEAR, (RESEMBLING A COUNTERBORE) AROUND THE HOLE C/T THE -1 BEAM INBOARD SIDE. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE SHEARED BOLT, THE OPEN HOLE IS ELONGATED MEASURING .377 / .392 ON OUTBOARD SIDE OF -1 BEAM AND .377 DIA. ON INBOARD SIDE OF -1 BEAM. HOLE SHOULD MEASURE .3750 / .379. UNABLE TO INSPECT BORES DUE TO OUT OF ROUND CONDITION. EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION PER NDT MANUAL REVEALS NO CRACK-LIKE INDICATIONS ON THE INBOARD OR OUTBOARD SURFACES. UNABLE TO INSPECT BORES DUE TO OUT OF ROUND CONDITION.