Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
October 9, 2020
Submitted
January 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
28,370 hours, 3,266 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing To Body
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED A DENT WITH DAMAGE AND PEELING PAINT ON WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL 196AR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A DENT OUT OF LIMITS WITH DAMAGE AND PEELING PAINT ON WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL 196AR LOCATED AT 15.250" FROM FWD EDGE AND 13.250" FROM RT EDGE. UNDER WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL 196AR WAS REPAIRED, IAW DMC B787-A-53-46-01-00A-520A-A AND DECORATIVE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS REPAIRED IAW AMM DMC-B-787-A-51-21-13-01A-661A-A, ALL CORRECT.

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