N14246

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

THE RT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY PACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

THE LT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN DID NOT TEST. THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

MCO - FLT 8 - THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT RT OVERWING EXIT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE DURING TEST. THE BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED IAW MM 33-51-121 AND MM 33-51-71, AND OPERATION OF THE LIGHTS WAS RESTORED. (X)

Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (STA 178)

GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 7 INCH CRACK IN PRESSURE BULKHEAD ON RIGHT SIDE JUST ABOVE HORIZONTAL STIFFENER AT STATION 178. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-11. (M)

Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 178)

GSO - INSPECTION FOUND AN 8 INCH CRACK IN PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT PRESSURE FEED THROUGH FOR RADAR WIRING AT STATION 178. THE CRACKED SECTION WAS REMOVED. A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-11. (M)

Part: CHORD — CRACKED (BS 727)

INSPECTION FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK FROM FORWARD FASTENER HOLE TO AFT HOLE OF RIGHT OUTBOARD CHORD AT STRINGER 18A, STATION 727. THE CHORD SEGMENT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW BOEING DRAWING NR 65C33722 AND CONTINENTAL WORK CARD JA5310-0163804001. (M)

Part: FLOOR BEAM — CRACKED (BS 675)

GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN LOWER 'T' CHORD OF FLOOR BEAM AT STATION 675, BBL 0, REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5710-01715. (M)

Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (BS 847-927)

GSO - INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DELAMINATED AT STATION 847-927, STRINGER 20R-25R. THE DELAMINATED SECTION OF SKIN WAS CUT OUT. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-2 AND 53-30-3, FIGURE 7. (M)

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (E/E DOOR CUTOUT)

GSO - INSPECTION FOUND E/E COMPARTMENT DOOR CUTOUT CORRODED AT STATION 328-370, RBL 15.7. A SECTION OF T-ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. EXTERNAL DOUBLERS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW EC 5310-01233 AND BAC DRAWING 65-45829. (M)

Part: HYD LINE — CHAFED (A-HYD SYSTEM)

FLT 1616 - MCO - THE NR 1 ENGINE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GAUGE READING NEAR ZERO WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MIA TO GSO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MCO AND WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THE 'B LOW QUANTITY' LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE ALONG KEEL BEAM IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL CHAFED THROUGH. THE LINE WAS REPLACED USING FLEX LINE AND A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE FLEX LINE WITHIN 500 FLIGHTS OR 1200 HOURS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. (M)

Part: FLOW CONTL VLV — INOPERATIVE (LT A/C PACK)

CLE - FLT 1244 - THE AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION AT 31,000 FEET AND ALL OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED WHILE EN ROUTE FROM DAY TO EWR. 'ABNORMAL' PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED, BUT THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO CLE AND WHILE ON APPROACH, THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION WORKED NORMALLY IN STAND-BY. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT A/C PACK NOT FUNCTIONING. THE LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND LT A/C CHECKED GOOD. IN ADDITION, THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. A DECAY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND FELL WITHIN LIMITS. THE OXYGEN MASKS WERE RESTOWED. (X)

Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 700-720)

INSPECTION FOUND FLOORBEAM CRACKED IN THE WEB AT LOWER FASTENERS FROM BS 700-720. THE CRACK RAN THROUGH SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES FOR A TOTAL LENGTH OF NINE INCHES. A WEB AND DOUBLER REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW CONTINENTAL AIRLINES SA013-5710-01322 ILLUSTRATION (REF 5710-01322). (M)

Part: LAP SEAM — CORRODED (BS 420-440)

SVC - FLT 31J - INSPECTION FOUND THE LAP SEAM AT STRINGER 429 CORRODED. THE SEAM WAS OPENED FROM BS 420 TO 440 AND THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED. A REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 51-10-2, 51-10-6, 51-30-2 AND SERVICE BULLETIN 737-53-1087. (Z)

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 449-469)

SVC - FLT 31J - INSPECTION FOUND A 10 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 449 TO 469 STR 16R. THE CRACKED SECTION WAS REMOVED, A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-03. (Z)

Part: FIRE LOOP — INOPERATIVE (APU)

DAB - FLT 1867 - DURING CRUISE, THE APU NOT OPERATING, APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL ACTIVATED. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, BUT THE APU FIRE WARNING CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE ACFT DIVERTED TO DAB, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE APU AND THE APU FIRE WARNING SYSTEM WERE PLACARDED INOPERATIVE. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED. THE SDR WILL REMAIN OPEN PENDING CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE APU TAILPIPE FIRE DETECTION LOOP WAS REPLACED. BATTERY REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED TO START THE APU. THE APU WAS STARTED WITH NO INDICATION OF APU FIRE WARNING. THE APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED GOOD AND BOTH PLACARDS WERE REMOVED. (W)