Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
November 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24523
Aircraft time
63,382 hours, 23,992 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N2561
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSELAGE BS 800 BETWEEN S14 AND S15L HAS TWO PLUGGED HOLES THAT WERE R/R THE SHEAR TIE UNDERNEATH. COUNTER SANK THE INNER SKIN AT BS 800 BETWEEN S-14L AND S-15L TO ACCOMODATE THE RIVETS BUTTON. PLUGGED THE TWO HOLES USING BACR15CE AND DOUBLE FLUSHED THE RIVETS IAW ER 19-5330-06321-HF1. FINAL REPAIR WILL BE FOLLOWED UP AT NEXT C-CHECK. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PLUGGED HOLES WERE REMOVED IN ORDER TO PLACE SHIMS BETWEEN THE SHEAR TIE AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN TO CORRECT A SKIN BULGE / DENT IN THIS LOCATION. THE PLUGGED AREA WILL BE HFEC INSPECTED EVERY 500 FLIGHT CYCLES AND FINAL REPAIR PERFORMED AT THE NEXT "C" CHECK, NO FURTHER FOLLOW UPS WILL BE REQUIRED.

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