SDR SWAA2020091514951

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date: September 1, 2020
Submitted: September 15, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N8651A
Make and model: Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial: 36920
Aircraft time: 20,886 hours, 9,182 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Bs 1016
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

REF DEFECT NO 0823623 FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A DENT WITH SCRATCH AT STA 1016+5 AND BELOW STR 14L. EVALUATED DENT ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1016 + 5' AND BELOW STR 1RL, DENT MEASURES (L: 2.5' / W: 1.8 / Y: .096 / W/Y: 18.75) OUT OF LIMITS, IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. HFEC AREA 1' CRACK NOTED, IAW NDT PT 6 51-00-00 P. 23 DENT AND CRACK DAMAGE REMOVED AND ACCOMPLISHED A EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR IAW SRM 53-80-01-2R-6 STEP 4.

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