Service difficulty report · Ring · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
March 19, 2012
Submitted
March 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
Z6WR336Y
Spirit Aerosystems Inc
Aircraft
N24702
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28763
Part
Ring
Part number
315A22225
Condition
Worn
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
46,472 hours, 15,474 cycles
Component
Thrust Reverser · Boeing · 737700
Component part number
315A2295127
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 .32 X .08 X .018 DEEP ON THE 315A2222-5 CASCADE RING ASSY LOWER OTBD SURFACE. B) FIGURE 12, ITEM 115 AREAS OF MATERIAL WEAR / GOUGING MEASURING ~.65 X .65 X .025 DEEP WITHIN THE 315A2222-5 RING ASSY OTBD RADIUS. C) FIGURE 12, ITEM 115 AREA OF MATERIAL WEAR MEASURING .545 X .300 X .019 DEEP ON THE 315A2222-5 CASCADE RING ASSY AFT INBD CORNER SURFACE. D) 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 = .445 X .401 FWD MOST = .380 X .384 E) ITEM (D) CORRESPONDING .375 / .379 HOLE LOCATION FOR THE FWD MOST BACB30LE6K29 BOLT C/T THE 315A2402-5 LATCH BEAM FITTING (FIG 21, ITEM 305C) IS ELONGATED MEASURING .445 X .401. THERE IS ALSO AN .800 DIA X .028 DEEP AREA OF WEAR (RESEMBLING A COUNTERBORE) AROUND THE FWD HOLE LOCATION C/T THE -5 BEAM INBD SURFACE. F) FIGURE 21, ITEM 305 AREA OF MATERIAL WEAR MEASURING .85 X .90 X .005 DEEP ON THE 315A2402-5 LATCH BEAM OTBD SURFACE.