Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
January 11, 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
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1645-1652
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

AFT FUSELAGE UPPER LT EXTERNAL SKIN AT APPROX STA 1645 - 1652 AND JUST BELOW STRINGER 4L HAS 2 (EA) DENTS. (MARKED). MEASURED DENT NR 1 Y=.003, A=.780 A/Y=260.0. MEASURED DENT NR 2 Y=.003, A=.780 A/Y=260.0 DENTS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01,FIG 101, DETAIL III AND SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, DETAIL IV. DENTS WITHIN THE STRINGER ZONE AND JUST BELOW LAP SEAM IN ZONE "A" AND ZONE "B" WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED.

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