Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
August 17, 2015
Submitted
September 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25103
Aircraft time
69,915 hours, 40,014 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545769523
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

LOWER FUSELAGE GROUND AIR CONDITIONED SERVICE DOOR LANDING IS DAMAGED. ACFT GROUNDED. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION, FOUND GROUND AIR DOOR LANDING CRACKED. REPAIRED AT GROUND AIR CONDITIONED SERVICE DOOR LANDING IAW SRM 53-30-01-2R-2, REPAIR 2. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH INSP THRESHOLD OF 30,000 FLIGHT CYC AND A REPEAT INSP INTERVAL OF 30,000 FLIGHT CYC, CURRENT FLIGHT, CYC 40,014.

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