SDR 2021F00120

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
April 19, 2021
Submitted
May 18, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
43706
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED A SCRATCH ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 43. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A SCRATCH OF 0.004" DEPTH, 1.5" LENGTH ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 43 AT BS 500D + 12.5" AND RIGHT STRINGER 20; A ULTRASONIC AND HFEC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 2, PART 6 51-00-00, PROCEDURES 16 AND 23; SRM 53-30-00, PROCEDURE 3 ; SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 4.B.(2).B, FIGURE 103, DETAIL D WITH ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF 0.063", REMAINING THICKNESS 0.058", BEING WITHIN LIMITS; FASTENERS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4; A DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-00-01, PARAGRAPH 4(2), FIGURE 103, DETAIL D; FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4(B); A CHEMICAL CONVERSION WAS APPLIED IAW SRM 51-20-01, PARAGRAPH 5, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED A SCRATCH ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 43. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A SCRATCH OF 0.004" DEPTH, 1.5" LENGTH ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 43 AT BS 500D + 12.5" AND RIGHT STRINGER 20; A ULTRASONIC AND HFEC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 2, PART 6 51-00-00, PROCEDURES 16 AND 23; SRM 53-30-00, PROCEDURE 3 ; SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 4.B.(2).B, FIGURE 103, DETAIL D WITH ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF 0.063", REMAINING THICKNESS 0.058", BEING WITHIN LIMITS; FASTENERS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4; A DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-00-01, PARAGRAPH 4(2), FIGURE 103, DETAIL D; FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4(B); A CHEMICAL CONVERSION WAS APPLIED IAW SRM 51-20-01, PARAGRAPH 5, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED A SCRATCH ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 43. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A SCRATCH OF 0.004" DEPTH, 1.5" LENGTH ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 43 AT BS 500D + 12.5" AND RIGHT STRINGER 20; A ULTRASONIC AND HFEC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 2, PART 6 51-00-00, PROCEDURES 16 AND 23; SRM 53-30-00, PROCEDURE 3 ; SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 4.B.(2).B, FIGURE 103, DETAIL D WITH ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF 0.063", REMAINING THICKNESS 0.058", BEING WITHIN LIMITS; FASTENERS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4; A DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-00-01, PARAGRAPH 4(2), FIGURE 103, DETAIL D; FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4(B); A CHEMICAL CONVERSION WAS APPLIED IAW SRM 51-20-01, PARAGRAPH 5, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED A SCRATCH ON RIGHT SKIN SECTION 43. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A SCRATCH OF 0.004" DEPTH, 1.5" LENGTH ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 43 AT BS 500D + 12.5" AND RIGHT STRINGER 20; A ULTRASONIC AND HFEC INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 2, PART 6 51-00-00, PROCEDURES 16 AND 23; SRM 53-30-00, PROCEDURE 3 ; SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 4.B.(2).B, FIGURE 103, DETAIL D WITH ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF 0.063", REMAINING THICKNESS 0.058", BEING WITHIN LIMITS; FASTENERS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4; A DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-00-01, PARAGRAPH 4(2), FIGURE 103, DETAIL D; FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02, PARAGRAPH 4(B); A CHEMICAL CONVERSION WAS APPLIED IAW SRM 51-20-01, PARAGRAPH 5, ALL CORRECT.

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