Service difficulty report · Ring Assembly · Boeing 737100

Difficulty date
May 10, 2012
Submitted
May 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
Z6WR336Y
Spirit Aerosystems Inc
Aircraft
N742SW
Make and model
Boeing 737100
Aircraft serial
29278
Part
Ring Assembly
Part number
315A22255
Condition
Worn
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
48,225 hours, 28,555 cycles
Component
Thrust Reverser · Boeing
Component part number
315A229523
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

REF: CMM 78-31-37, 01MAR2012, REV 023 INSPECTION FINDING OF (2) MISSING BACB30LE6K29 BOLTS (FIGURE 12, ITEM 100) NOTES THE FOLLOWING RELATED DISCREPANCIES. A) FIGURE 12, ITEM 115 AREA OF MATERIAL WEAR MEASURING .9240 LONG X .2125 WIDE X .0465 DEEP ON THE 315A2222-5 CASCADE RING ASSY LOWER OTBD SURFACE. B) FIGURE 12, ITEM 115 AREAS OF MATERIAL WEAR / GOUGING MEASURING .677 X .650 X .030 DEEP WITHIN THE 315A2222-5 RING ASSY OTBD RADIUS. C) THE (2) .375/.379 HOLE LOCATIONS FOR BACB30LE6K29 BOLTS (FIGURE 12, ITEM 100) C/T THE 315A2222-5 CASCADE RING ASSY ARE ELONGATED AS FOLLOWS: AFT MOST = .4101 X .3919 FWD MOST = .4234 X .3905 D) CORRESPONDING .375 / .379 HOLE LOCATION FOR THE FWD MOST BACB30LE6K29 BOLT C/T THE 315A2402-1 LATCH BEAM FITTING (FIG 21, ITEM 305) IS ELONGATED MEASURING .4021 X .3990. THERE IS ALSO AN .790 DIA X .008 TO .009 DEEP AREA OF WEAR (RESEMBLING A COUNTERBORE) AROUND THE FWD HOLE LOCATION C/T THE -5 BEAM INBD SURFACE. E) CORRESPONDING .4040 / .4160 HOLE LOCATION FOR THE AFT MOST BACB30LE6K29 BOLT C/T THE 315A2402-1 LATCH BEAM FITTING (FIG 21, ITEM 305) IS ELONGATED MEASURING .4155 X .4270. THERE IS ALSO AN .760 DIA X .0065 TO .0175 DEEP AREA OF WEAR (RESEMBLING A COUNTERBORE) AROUND THE FWD HOLE LOCATION C/T THE -5 BEAM INBD SURFACE.