Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
February 10, 2026
Submitted
February 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77552
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
67179
Aircraft time
10,270 hours, 3,385 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Deformed
Location
Zone 800
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

ON WALK AROUND DAMAGE DISCOVERED AFT OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR. DAMAGE IS LOCATED AT BS 863-867 AND BETWEEN STR 20R - 21R. DAMAGE IS APPROX 8.5" X 7"REMOVED RIVETS IN THE STRINGER 20R AND 21R AND IN THE SHEAR TIES IN THE DAMAGED AREA FOR REPAIR PREFORMED CUT OUT OF DAMAGED SKIN PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 PAR 4.C AND VERIFIED SKIN AROUND CUTOUT IS BACK TO INITIAL CONTOUR. REQUEST HFEC FOR CUTOUT, COUNTERSINKS AND HOLE PROBES PER PAR 4.E.1-4.E.3 ACP B737 SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 STEP 4(E). IAW NTM PART 6-51-00-00 PROC. 23 , NTM PART 6-51-00-00 PROC. 16 AND NTM PART 6-53-30-00 PROC. 3 WITH NO DEFECTS. NEED TO VERIFY REPAIR MATERIALS IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 TABLE 201 , VERIFIED REPAIR MATERIALS IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36, TABLE 201. LAYED OUT REPAIR FASTENER ROWS AND PILOT DRILLED ACFT IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 CONTINUE FABRICATION OF ALL REPAIR PARTS, DRILLED & COUNTERSINK MOST HOLE, TRIM OUT DOUBLER & TRIPLE IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 STEPS H-M , ALSO REQUEST VERIFICATION OF CONICAL WASHERS INSTALLED PER STEP P . PERFORMED REQUIRED RII INSP & VERIFIED DRILL UP & FABRICATION IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 STEPS H-M. OK TO ASKIN REPAIR COMPLETED REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-36.

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