Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
January 12, 2025
Submitted
January 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37507
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
43437
Aircraft time
14,464 hours, 4,833 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

HIT AN ANIMAL JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION AT APPROXIMATELY 135 KIAS. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION AMM 05-51-18-210-801 ONLY DAMAGE FOUND WAS DENT RIGHT SIDE JUST BEHIND RADOME. FORWARD DENT AT STA 183 AND STRINGER 24R, DENT IS SMOOTH AND NO PULLED RIVETS, MEASURES 4"X2"X.020. W/Y=100, REF SRM53-00-01-1A-1, PAR 4,B, AND FIG 103 G. DENT IS WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMTS. AFT DENT AT STA 188 AND STR 24 R, DENT IS SMOOTH AND NO PULLED RIVETS, DENT IS WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS.

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