Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 78710

Difficulty date
May 5, 2025
Submitted
May 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12003
Make and model
Boeing 78710
Aircraft serial
40935
Aircraft time
24,705 hours, 3,400 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

REF L/P4559461. RH FUSELAGE DAMAGE BETWEEN STA. 609+240 AND 632 ABOVE STR23L.COMPLIED WITH STEPS 1 THRU 4 AND 6A IN REF TO AVO14615 COMPLIED WITH STEP 5A-B OF AVO14615 NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED AT THIS TIME COMPLIED WITH STEPS 6A-C OF AVO14615, .5"X.5" GRID ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SKIN COMPLIED WITH WORK STEP 6 (A-F) 787 NDT PT 4 51-00-06 GUIDED A-SCAN IN A 5 INCH MIN RADIOUS AROUND DAMGE AREA ON INTERNAL SKIN AREA ONLY. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED AT THIS TIME. COMPLETED STEP 8 PER AVO 14615. FOUND CRACK ON STRINGER 23L. SEE LOG. 4605777. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 10 OF AVO14615 REV. C, ACCOMPLISHED A GUIDED A- SCAN IAW 787 NDT PART 4, 51-00-06 ON THE OML, RE EVALUATED AREAS IN QUESTION WITH EMPHASIS ON THE RED MEASUREMENT IN FIGURE 14, OTHER THAN THE IMPACT AREA, INCLUDING COLUMNS 1, 2 AND 38. NO DELAMINATION NOTED AT THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME. ACOMPLISHED STEP 10 OF AVO14615 UT I SP OF STRINGER 23L ADJACENT TO STA609+240. REF 787 NDTM PT4-51-00-06 AND 51-00-23. . CONTINUED AVO14615 REV C AT STEP 12 AND COMPLETING THROUGH STEP 16VERIFIED RESIN SWEEP WITH NO DEFECTS. REF AVO14704 STEP 1, AND SRM B787-A-53-00-01-02A.

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