Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
April 7, 2026
Submitted
August 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5479A
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32578
Aircraft time
63,558 hours, 41,195 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
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

UPPER FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN SECTION LAP JOINT LOWER SKIN AT STA 500I + 18.375 ON STR-4L SKIN WITH SCRIBE LINES. PERFRORMED PERMANENT REPAIR AT BS 500I THRU BS 540 BETWEEN STR.2L AND 6L OVER EXISTING REPAIR. BS 500I +11 INCG=HES TO BS 520 + 8 INCHES BETWEEN STR. 3L AND STR.5L. DUE TO SCRIBE LINE IAW COOPESA E0#COO-EO-2026-24354-R01-REV.01 07/08/2026. FAA FORM 8100-9 REFID: 202606250024-0005 07/29/2026 AUTHORIZED BY SCA ENGINEERING TASK CARD #ENG-53SCA-11910 REV.00 07/31/2026 AND NEW FAA 8100-9 MUST BE ISSUED WITHIN 24 MONTHS DUE 07/29/2028, THIS IS AMOC OF PARA(G) OF A.D. 2010-26-06.

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