Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7772Q8

Difficulty date
June 15, 2014
Submitted
July 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AM
Make and model
Boeing 7772Q8
Aircraft serial
28689
Aircraft time
52,074 hours, 7,650 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, DETECTED A BIRD STRIKE ABOVE FUSELAGE WINDSHIELD, SO BIRD STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-18, DETECTING A DENT OF 10.0 INCHES LONG, 4.5 INCHES WIDE & 0.074 INCHES DEPTH, BETWEEN STATIONS 204.5 & 2 LBL22. EVALUATED THE DENT & FOUND IT WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01 TABLE A. AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR & ISSUED THE NON-ROUTINE CARDS TO PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR ON THE DENT.

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