Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AT
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
21278
Aircraft time
49,851 hours, 43,385 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN DURING C-CHECK. WHILE REMOVING FASTENERS FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SKIN FWD OF CRACK, OPENED UP ENTIRE LAP JOINT AND REMOVED CORROSION ON UPPER SKIN. PERFORMED NDT IAW THE SRM AND FOUND 27 CRACKED COUNTERSINKS. CUTOUT ALL DAMAGE AND INSTALLED A REPAIR IAW BOEING MESSAGE 1-533791124 AND ACO-085315.

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