Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
November 15, 2013
Submitted
November 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N43XA
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
24796
Aircraft time
53,301 hours, 28,035 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Part time
53,301 hours, 28,035 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION FOUND ON THE TOP OF BOTH WING SKIN LEADING EDGES AT THE PYLON/ENGINE STRAP AREA THAT WERE OUT OF THE SRM LIMITS. ENGINEERING SUPPLIED A REPAIR SCHEME, MESSAGE NR CIN-CIN-13-0017-08B AND CIN-CIN-13-0016-13B, IN WHICH THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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