Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
January 12, 2014
Submitted
January 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25100
Aircraft time
64,895 hours, 42,511 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C323592
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 520-540
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

LEFT LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERNAL FWD A/C BAY GROUND SERVICE ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT FAIRING INBD SIDE SKIN IS BENT. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. FABRICATED -1, DOUBLER, -4 FILLERS, -5 TAPERED SHIMS AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-30-01-2R-2. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH AN INTERVAL OF 4,500 CYCLES THRESHOLD OF 60,000 CYCLES. CURRENT CYCLES AT TIME OF REPAIR 42,511.

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