Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 20, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952WP
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23378
Aircraft time
46,431 hours, 27,442 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
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

THE BONDED SKIN AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP WERE FOUND DENTED AND GOUGED AT THE FWD EDGE OF THE C1 CARGO DOOR OPENING AT FS 440 NEAR STRINGER 23R. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IN ALL LAYERS. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 3 EXTERNAL DOUBLERS PER ER/A 383504-14, REV A.

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