Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
February 1, 2006
Submitted
February 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25102
Aircraft time
44,847 hours, 25,677 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 1121-1138
Component
Skin
Component part number
65468827
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

FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL IS CHAFED AND GOUGED JUST BELOW THE LT HORIZ STAB. BLENDED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN, PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF BLEND AREA TO ENSURE NO OTHER DEFECTS EXIST. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW ASA EA 5380-01016 AND AAR EA 11314.

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