Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378BK

Difficulty date
November 30, 2016
Submitted
January 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814SY
Make and model
Boeing 7378BK
Aircraft serial
30620
Aircraft time
47,178 hours, 27,471 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

DAMAGE TO SKIN AT STA 500B+20 STR 16R. REMOVED INITIAL FASTENERS COMMON TO REPAIR DOUBLER NEED OPEN HOLE INSPEECTION. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA (1X2.750). NEED HFEC INSPECTION ALONG CUT EDGES AND OPEN HOLE, COUNTERSINK INSPECTION. REQUIRED HFEC INSPECTIONS ACCOMPLISHED BY NDI. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED AND DRILLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. HOLES ARE TO SIZE AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER ARE READY TO PRIME AND INSTALL. DOUBLER IS 2024-T3 .063 AND TRIPLER IS 2014-T3 .050. PRIMED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. RII ACCOMPLISHED ON INSTALLATION OF REPAIR.

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