SDR FDEA201001200198

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date: January 20, 2010
Submitted: January 22, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N921FD
Make and model: Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial: 24924
Aircraft time: 68,004 hours, 21,149 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Bs 1230 S25-26l
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

DENT AT STA 1230 BETWEEN STR 25 AND 26 LT FUSELAGE ( INB OUT WITH CREASE ) CHECKED LIMITS AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO CREASE. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01.INSPECTED W/ NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED DOUBLER FILLER IAW SRM 53-00-01, LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-40-05. INSTALLED DOUBLER FILLER STA 1230, STR-25-26L, IAW SRM 53-00-01. FIRST INITIAL INSP AT 24,000 FLT CYCLES, REPEAT INSP AT 12,000 FLT CYCLE INTERVALS USING HFEC INSP METHOD. CATEGORY "B", MAJOR REPAIR.

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