Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
April 5, 2018
Submitted
April 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713SY
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30635
Aircraft time
55,813 hours, 37,396 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door
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

L1 DOOR APPEARS TO HAVE ABOUT A 3" CRACK ON THE EXTERIOR SKIN LOCATED AT THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER ABOVE THE GATE. REMOVED DOOR SLIDE AND LINER FOR ACCESS AND REMOVED FASTENERS AS REQUIRED. CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN. REQUIRES HFEC INSPECTION TO ENSURE DAMAGE REMOVED. HFEC TO ENSURE DAMAGE IS REMOVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO CRACKS NOTED. ORIGINAL SKIN MAX THICKNESS IN CUTOUT AREA IS .063". FABRICATED .063" FILLER FROM 2024-T3 AND .071" 2024-T3 DOUBLER. READY TO INSTALL. LEVELING COMPOUND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED FROM INNER LOWER CORNER. INSTALLED DOUBLER. NEEDS LINER AND SLIDE REINSTALLED. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR WAS GIVEN BEFORE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED. RII ACCOMPLISHED ON REPAIR. OK TO INSTALL DOOR LINER. INSTALLED LINER. OK TO INSTALL DOOR SLIDE. INSTALLED SLIDE. RII ACCOMPLISHED ON DOOR SLIDE INSTALLATION.

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