Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372S3

Difficulty date
April 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369DL
Make and model
Boeing 7372S3
Aircraft serial
21776
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Bs 460
Stage of operation
IN
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

A 1.5 X 1.5 PUNCTURE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF STA 460 BELOW THE STRINGER 25R SKIN LAP SPLICE. THE PUNCTURE WAS TRIMMED TO A SMOOTH CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND AN ADDITIONAL DOUBLER TO OVERLAP THE SKIN LAP SPLICE. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 364666-14, REV A.

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