Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75727B

Difficulty date
April 23, 2008
Submitted
April 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916FD
Make and model
Boeing 75727B
Aircraft serial
24137
Aircraft time
62,305 hours, 21,162 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACK ON INNER PERFORATED SKIN OF OUTER DUCT ASSEMBLY AT THREE O'CLOCK SIDE STRUT LOCATION. TO EVALUATE AND RECTIFY. REPAIR CRACK ON INNER PERFORATED SKIN OF OUTER DUCT ASSEMBLY AT THREE O'CLOCK SIDE STRUT LOCATION. A NEW REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL VARIANCE (ROLLS ROYCE) APPROVAL EASA DOA NR EASA 215.035. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-02-100 CRITERIA.

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