Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
August 1, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28162
Aircraft time
33,955 hours, 12,440 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
112N310118
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DAMAGE LED TO A 0.500" OVERSIZED WING SKIN HOLE AND A 0.310" OVERSIZED STRINGER U-9.5 HOLE AT A COMMON FASTENER LOCATION JUST INBD OF WING STATION 537 (3RD NEW FASTENER FROM RIB NR 17). REPAIR CONSISTED OF A COUNTERSUNK FREEZE PLUG AND AN OVERSIZED FASTENER. THIS REPAIR RELATES TO THE APB BLENDED WINGLET PROGRAM MODIFICATION AND INSTALLATION.

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