Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549AX
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24528
Aircraft time
57,402 hours, 18,928 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N370012
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 780
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

FUSELAGE, BUTT JOINT SPLICE PLATE AT STA 780, S8R TO 9R HAS SCRIBE LINE WITH MAX DEPTH OF 0.0038. DAMAGED BUTT JOINT SPLICE PLATE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-02 REV. 103. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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