SDR SCNA20171018247

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378FH

Difficulty date: October 18, 2017
Submitted: November 2, 2017
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N820SY
Make and model: Boeing 7378FH
Aircraft serial: 39951
Aircraft time: 10,860 hours, 3,597 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

FOUND DENT BELOW THE R1 DOOR 3" ABOVE STR R-22 AND 16.5" AFT OF STA 291.5, APPROX 3" IN HEIGHT, 1.5" IN WIDTH AND 0.082" IN DEPTH. DAMAGE ADJACENT TO FRAME. DENT REQUIRES REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE BACK SIDE OF THE DENT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE IN THE AREA OF THE DENT OTHER THAN THE PUSHED IN / BACK SIDE OF THE DENT. DENT PLACED ON MTI. ALSO ENTERED IN SCRATCH AND DENT LOG. DENT REPAIRED, COMPLETED 01NOV17.

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