Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
May 17, 2005
Submitted
May 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23566
Aircraft time
72,347 hours, 28,382 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING ROTATION EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO EWR PILOTS SUSPECTED A BLOWN TIRE DURING ROTATION. ACFT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED ALL TIRES AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF ACFT, MX FOUND DAMAGE TO AFT BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO AN APPARENT OVER ROTATION DURING TAKEOFF. MX REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL & REPLACED AFT SKIN PANEL FROM STA 1720 TO STA 1787 AND BLENDED AREAS FROM STA 1825 TO STA 1862 IAW AM WEST ENGINEERING REPAIR 19-5361-05147. MX ALSO REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE AT STA 1740 ON LOWER FLANGE BETWEEN STRINGER 29L TO STRINGER 29R. FABRICATED A NEW SHEAR TIE AND INSTALLED AT STA 1740 ON LOWER FLANGE BETWEEN STRINGER 29L TO STRINGER 29R IAW BOEING 757

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