Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 76737D

Difficulty date
August 23, 2025
Submitted
August 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1327A
Make and model
Boeing 76737D
Aircraft serial
26328
Aircraft time
96,781 hours, 16,602 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
16,602 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

DURING THE CURRENT C-6 HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHK, MAINT FOUND AT BS 871.5, RT FWD OVERWING EMERG EXIT DOOR HAD NICK DAMAGE ABOVE WINDOW-PLUG CUTOUT. FASTENERS REMOVED AT AFFECTED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-02 & DAMAGE BLENDED OUT IAW SRM 52-20-01 RESULTING IN THE FINAL BLEND SIZE OF 2.5-INCH-LONG X 0.75-IN-WIDE WITH MRT OF 0.056-IN CORRESPONDING TO ABOUT 21% MATERIAL LOSS. EXTERNAL & INTERNAL DVI ACCOMPLISHED INCLUDING WINDOW CUTOUT IAW SRM 51-10-08 & NO DAMAGE FOUND. SURFACE HFEC INSPECT ACCOMP AT DAMAGE BLEND-OUT IAW NDTM PART 6, 51-00-23 & NO DAMAGE FOUND. AN OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECT ACCOMP AT DAMAGE LOCATION IAW NDTM PART 6, 51-00-16 & NO DAMAGE FOUND. ACCOMP REPAIR IAW EO 25129-1 REV. IR, & ABX-REA-5221-65284-00.

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