Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
April 3, 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 727C ON STR-4L SKIN WITH SCRIBE LINE. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR AT EXTERNAL SKIN SECTION FROM B575B+13" TO BS727C+9" BETWEEN STR-2L AND STR6L DUE TO SCRIBE LINE IAW COOPESA EO COO-EO-2026-24295-R04 REV 04 (07-13-2026) FAA 8100-9 REFERENCE ID:202604140172-0005(FIRST STAGE APPROVAL) THIS IS A AMOC TO PARAGRAPH (G) OF AD2010-26-06 NEW FAA FORM MUST BE ISSUE WITHIN 24 MONTHS FROM THE DATE (07-01-2026) AND ENGINEERING TASK CARD ENG-53SCA-1194.

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