Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372X6C

Difficulty date
April 13, 2012
Submitted
April 13, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N840AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372X6C
Aircraft serial
23124
Aircraft time
62,796 hours, 61,886 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1016
Part time
62,796 hours, 61,886 cycles
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

EXFOLIATION CORROSION AT STA 1016 AT STRINGER 26R TO 27R IN AREA OF OUTER WASTE DRAIN PAN. REMOVED CORROSION, AFTER REMOVAL OF CORROSION IT WAS DETERMIND THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS, WHICH DETERMIND THE AREA TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. AFTER EVALUATION IS WAS DETERMIND THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT A STANDARD SRM REPAIR. CONTACTED ENGINEERING FIRM FLIGHT VEHICLE CONSULTING (FVC). A REPAIR SCHEME WAS DEVELOPED AND SUBMITTED. A REPAIR EO WAS PROVIDED AND THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED IAW WITH FLIGHT VEHICLE CONSULTING EO 53-12090-1.

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