Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
March 14, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
Z6WR336Y
Spirit Aerosystems Inc
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
30051
Aircraft time
40,758 hours, 35,632 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
315A2502102
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
40,758 hours, 35,632 cycles
Component
Thrust Reverser · Boeing · 737700
Component part number
315A2295166
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A REPAIR LOCATED ON THE AFT END MOVES FORWARD APPROX 18" AND APPROX 25" FROM THE UPPER EDGE MOVING DOWNWARD ON THE 315A2502-102 INNER WALL BONDED PANEL, HAS AN AREA OF BLOCKAGE (PERF SKIN TO CORE) THAT MEASURES APPROX 15" X 15" C/T THE 315A2501-16 ACOUSTIC PANEL INSTALLATION. ULTRASONIC INSP IAW NDT MANUAL REVEALS AN AREA OF DISBOND 1.8" X 12.7" LOCATED WITHIN THE REPAIR AREA. REPAIR APPEARES TO HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FROM THE OML SIDE, BUT PERF HOLES DIDN'T GET RETICULATED CAUSING A BLOCKAGE OF THE PERF THAT MEASURES 17" X 24". AFTER REMOVING DEBONDED PERF SKIN, THE CORE PLUG FOR THE REPAIR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 1.0" GAP. ALSO AN UNKNOWN RED SUBSTANCE IS CURED INTO THE REPAIR.

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