Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
October 17, 2008
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24290
Aircraft time
67,755 hours, 21,723 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N3750
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EXISTING FUSELAGE SKIN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IDENTIFIED AT STA 1700-1720, STR 15L-17L APPROX 22 INCHES X24 INCHES, COMPLY WITH ATTACHMENT 'B' OF EO F-5100-7-5001 PT 1. COMPLIED ATTACHMENT 'B' OF EO F-5100-7-5001 PT 1, PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR AT STA 1700-1720 STR'S 15-17L WAS DETERMINED IAW SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE, AND FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED MAY, 11, 2004 BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION REPAIR EVALUATION CONSISTED OF LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE, AND FASTENER SPACING AND NR, MATERIAL THICKNESS AND TYPE , REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR BASED ON GMM 6-2-100 CRITERIA, SUPPLEMENTAL INSP REQUIRED IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 WHEN A/C ACCUMULATES 35,000 F/C AND 3,000F/C THERE AFTER METHOD LFC.

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