Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
January 7, 2010
Submitted
January 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24924
Aircraft time
68,004 hours, 21,149 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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

FOUND DENTED AREA WITH LIGHTENING STRIKE IN THE CTR & SEVERAL PIN HOLE PITS SURROUNDING THE AREA AT S14R BS 1247.5 IN LAP SEAM AREA. LENGTH OF DAMAGE .156, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01. DRILLED OUT DAMAGE WITH A .159 DRILL BIT IAW SRM 53-00-01, SECT 1 ITEM 3. PERFORMED HFEC IAW NTM 51-00-16 PT 6. NO DEFECTS NOTED. UPSIZED HOLE FROM .156 TO .1935 IAW SRM 53-00-01, SET 1 ITEM 3. TREATED & PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED RIVET AT BS 1247.5, S14R, IAW SRM 51-40-02. MAJOR REPAIR.

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