SDR FDEA201001080056

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date: January 8, 2010
Submitted: January 12, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N914FD
Make and model: Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial: 24367
Aircraft time: 72,313 hours, 20,940 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Damaged
Location: Bs 780-860
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

FWD WTB FAIRING EDGE SEALENT AREA APPROX FS 780 TO 860, BTW S-16R TO S-18R SKIN HAS MULTIPLE GOUGES AND SCRATCH DAMAGE AREAS THAT ARE GREATER THAN 10" IN LENGTH AND IS WITHIN THE "20X" DAMAGE AREA OF FASTENER. AREA IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG. 101, DETAIL II. AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION, ABOVE AREA WAS DETERMINED TO BE WITHIN LIMITS.

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