SDR SCNA11022

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378BK

Difficulty date
September 19, 2011
Submitted
September 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814SY
Make and model
Boeing 7378BK
Aircraft serial
30620
Aircraft time
30,600 hours, 21,260 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

BIRD STRIKE ON ARRIVAL INTO SEA. INSPECTED AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LT FUSELAGE NOSE SKIN AND COCKPIT WINDOW FRAME JUST INBOARD OF THE C-D WINDOW POST AND BELOW THE NR 1 WINDOW. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF A DENT APPROX 4 X 4 1/2 X 7/16 DEEP WITH A FURTHER AREA 9 X 5.5 INCHES SHOWING EVIDENCE OF DEFORMATION. UPON REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGED SKIN, THE INBOARD FLANGE OF THE WINDOW FRAME SKIN ATTACHMENT FLANGE WAS FOUND BENT APPROX 1 5/8 INCH X 0.075 INCH DEEP. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR PER BOEING INSTRUCTION & SCA EO 53-6599-1 TO INSTALL NEW SKIN PANEL AND DOUBLER.

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