Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75721B

Difficulty date
May 24, 2009
Submitted
May 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933FD
Make and model
Boeing 75721B
Aircraft serial
24330
Aircraft time
52,447 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N3621
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
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

DURING PTF MOD, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN HAS DEEP SCRATCHES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AT STR 4L FROM BS 640 TO BS 900. FEDEX EA F-5330-126228, FUSELAGE PLATES AND SKINS, SCRATCH MARKS FOUND ON EXISTING SIDE SKIN BETWEEN STA 740 TO 780, S-4L, COMPLIED WITH. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 CRITERIA.

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