SDR AALA972050

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
October 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
26995
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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

SFO - FLT 1539 - DURING A RE-INSPECT OF PREVIOUS FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE OF A SCRATCH TWO FEET BELOW AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION THAT REVEALED TWO SKIN CRACKS IN AREA. ONE CRACK WAS A QUARTER INCH AND THE OTHER A .375 INCH CRACK. PERFORMED SHEET METAL REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01-2, 'FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR, SMALL HOLE EXTERNAL REPAIR.' REPAIR IS ALL RIGH TFOR A MAXIMUM OF 2500 FLIGHTS OR UNTIL NEXT SCHEDULED C-CHECK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)