SDR SCNA20201007097

Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date: September 15, 2020
Submitted: October 7, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N801SY
Make and model: Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial: 30332
Aircraft time: 63,730 hours, 24,799 cycles
System (JASC): 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
Part: Tail Cone
Condition: Punctured
Location: Bs 1178
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

PUNCTURE IN LT SIDE OF APU TAILCONE 22 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE, STA 1178 APPROXIMATELY 16.5 INCHES FROM BOTTOM CENTERLINE. REPAIRED PUNCTURE IN LT SIDE OF APU TAIL CONE 22" FROM LEADING EDGE, STA 1178 AND APPROXIMATELY 16.5" FROM BOTTOM CENTER LINE, PER SRM 53-80-70-2R-1 TABLE 201 AND SRM 51-70-05-2R-2.

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