Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
June 13, 2022
Submitted
June 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45905
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34825
Aircraft time
37,258 hours, 4,627 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
NA
Condition
Punctured
Location
Below Door 4l
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

ABM CLEANING TRUCK HIT FUSELAGE AT 3 FEET BELOW DOOR 4 LEFT, PUTTING A HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE. DAMAGE IS 2 AND 1/4 INCH HORIZONTAL BY 1 INCH VIRTICAL. SHOULD READ PUNCTURE IN FUSELAGE. PUNCTURE IS LOCATED IN SECTION 47, STATION 1768, STRINGER 29L. BEHIND DAMAGE AREA. PICTURE ADDED. DAMAGE IS BEHIND THE STRINGER AREA, TAP TEST HAS APPROX 3" OF DAMAGE IS NOT WITH IN ALLOWABLE LIMITS PER SRM DELAM AROUND DAMAGE. SEE IMAGE 53-70-01-02A-661A-A. VERIFIED SRM B787-A-53-70-01-10A-664A-A. STEPS 3A. THROUGH 3E. H AVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH , ACCOMPLISHED NDT PART4 51-00-06 B787NTM DAMAGE DETECTION BMS8-276. DAMAGE REMOVED PRIOR TO AVO9823 COMP. ADD EMP:U077486 PER AVO 9823, COMPLETED STEPS 3.A THRU 3.E OF SRM B787-A-53-70-01-10A-664A-A. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN AVO9823 REV A, C/W BY IADQC. REF. L/P 8806593. PER 8806593 ACCOMP. DVI OF SKIN IML AND FRAME NO ADDITIONAL DMG NOTED. INSP, 3 INCH PERIMETER OF DMG CUTOUT PER NDT PART4 51-00-20(U058380)NO DAMAGE NOTED.IMAGES PROVIDED TO EG. PERFORMED NDT ON SHEARTIE FEET BTWN S28L AND S30L PER NDT PART4 51-00-06 NO DEFECTS NOTED. ADD EMP:U058380

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