Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
September 26, 2020
Submitted
November 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AM
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
43862
Aircraft time
48,282 hours, 21,149 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED TWO NICKS AT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 41 BETWEEN STRINGERS S-39L AND S-38L. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A NICK OF 0.250" DIAMETER STA 348 AND A NICK OF 0.250" DIAMETER STA 349 A UT-PE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT SKIN AROUND NICKS, IAW B787 NDTM PART 4, 51-00-06 SRM B787-A-51-13-02-01A-280A-A, PARAGRAPH 4D, WITH NO DISBONDS FOUND. A DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WITH MAXIMUM DEPTHS FOUND AT BS 348 OF 0.013. A REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX-20-0630-02B AND DO A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE QCR PATCH EACH 90 DAYS ON FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 41 STA 349 STINGERS S-38L AND S-39L AND REPLACE THE QCR PATCH WITH PERMANENT REPAIR AT A MAXIMUM OF 24 MONTHS FROM THE TIME OF INSTALLATION AT FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION 41 STA 349 STINGERS S-38L AND S-39L, IAW MESSAGE BOEING NUMBER AMX-AMX 20-0630-02B, ALL CORRECT.

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