Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73748E

Difficulty date
April 3, 2016
Submitted
April 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148AS
Make and model
Boeing 73748E
Aircraft serial
27149
Aircraft time
55,483 hours, 33,640 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 951-965
Part time
554,829 hours, 33,640 cycles
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 SKIN AT BS 951, RBL 45, WL 260, THERE IS A 1.00" CRACK AFT GALLEY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REMOVED WEB FORWARD OF GALLEY DOOR, IAW SRM 51-40-02. REMOVED ALL EXISTING FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-60-01, REPAIR 5. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-60-01, REPAIR 5, STEP 3. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF THE CUTOUT IAW SRM 53-60-01, STEP 4. ACCOMPLISHED 0.040" INSURANCE CUTOUT IAW SRM 51-60-01, REPAIR 5. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER FROM 2024 T3 0.080, PO AVIM16031700043 IAW SRM 53-60-01, REPAIR 5. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-20-01. FABRICATED REPAIR PLATE 0.063, 1,2 HARD AMC5518, PO. AVIM16040400045, IAW SRM 53-60-01, REPAIR 5. LOCATED, AND DRILLED REPAIR PLATE IAW SRM 51-60-01. REPAIR 5. ALODINE AND PRIMED REPAI

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