Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
January 28, 2026
Submitted
January 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37295
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67550
Aircraft time
10,963 hours, 3,779 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
1483111
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 200
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

RAMP REPORTED GOUGE ON FUSELAGE BY AFT SERVICE DOOR DOOR 2L, INSPECTED GOUGE AND DENT IAW SRM 51-10-02 . GOUGE AND DENT OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-1-1A-1. ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 4A, B, ,C, AND D OF SRM 53-80-01-2R-5, REMOVED DAMAGE & FASTENERS. REPAIR AREA REQUIRES SRM 53-80-01-2R-1 STEPS 4E PARTS 1,2, AND 3. HFEC, NDT PART 6, HOLE PROBE PROCEDURE 16, PROCEDURE 23, & PROCEDURE 3. VERIFIED STEPS 4A,B,C, & D. PERFORMED NDT PROCEDURES 3, 16, & 23 OF NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5 TABLE 201; -1 DOUBLER, -2 TRIPLER & -3 FILLER. VERIFIED MATERIAL FOR DOUBLER, TRIPLER, & FILLER. FABRICATED -1 DOUBLER, & -2 TRIPLER IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5. FABRICATED -3 FILLER, TREATED & PRIMED ALL REPAIR PARTS, & INSTALLED C/S REPAIR WASHERS, IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5. INSTALLED C/S REPAIR WASHERS, IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5. APPLIED INTERNAL CORBAN AND RESTORED EXTERNAL FINISH IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5. VERIFIED APPLICATION OF INTERNAL CORBAN AND RESTORED EXTERNAL FINISH IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5. REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-5.

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