Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
April 30, 2025
Submitted
May 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27269
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67524
Aircraft time
8,742 hours, 3,080 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
112A4102626
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 600
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

RII INSPECTION REQUIRED RH NO.2 LOWER WING SKIN REQUIRES REPLACEMENT DUE TO NON-REPAIRABLE DAMAGES AT LOCATION WS667.5-WBL616.75. INITIAL DISCREPANCY L/P 4003188 CREATED 2/27/2025. UPDATE TO INDICATE WING LOWER SKIN AND STRINGER REPLACEMENT IS A MAJOR REPAIR. REQUIRES SDR/ SFR. EC/RA #5700-03966 ISSUED BY UAL ENGINEERING TO APPROVE RH WING LOWER SKIN AND STRINGER 6, 7 AND 8 REPLACEMENT PERFORMED BY BOEING AOG IN BOEING REPAIR FRR01. MULTIPLE PILOT HOLES REQUIRING OVERSIZE ARE DOCUMENTED IN BOEING FRR03 WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THIS EC/RA. VERIFIED RII REQUIREMENTS. OK TO CONTINUE. VERIFIED UAL EC/RA 5700-03966 STEPS 1 & 2 C/W. THIS APPROVES FRR01 AND FRR03 COMPLETED BY BOEING AOG (BACR668L). REFERENCE UAL EC/RA 5700-03964, 5700-03966, L/P 4692727 & REPAIR CONTRACT UAL-RE-2501478. ADD EMP:U094372 SKIN REPLACED BY BOEING REPAIR STATION BACR668L UNDER REPAIR ORDER UAL-RE-2501478 PER EC/RA 5700-03966. ALL RII ITEMS COMPLIED WITH. ADD EMP:U331691 C/W STEP 3 OF ECRA 5700-03966 REF L/P 4692727 VERIFIED STEP 3 OF EC/RA 5700-03966 C/W AND ESFR FORM COMPLETED.

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