Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
November 10, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24290
Aircraft time
67,755 hours, 21,723 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
311N504631
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

WHILE DRILLING THE 311N5046-31 NR 1 PYLON OTBD SKIN 2 NUTPLATE ATTACH HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO .250 DIAMETER AT APPROX PPS 132 AND 1 HOLE WAS ELONGATED AT APPROX PPS 205.65 AND 2 HOLES DAMAGED IN LOWER CHORD AT PPS 174.30. COMPLIED WITH FED EX EA NR F-5450-124034 11/07/08 AND MAE EA NR 757-16-A1814 REV-NOV 5,2008. NO FOLLOW UP ACTION REQUIRED. "MAJOR REPAIR".

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