Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 16, 2020
Submitted
October 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32478
Aircraft time
54,479 hours, 32,341 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 440
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

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS DENT BS 440+6' 1' ABOVE STR 18L. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 (REPAIR 36). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DENT WAS FOUND TO BE A PREVIOUS BLEND. BLEND MEASURED 1. X .9' X .007' ORIGINAL THICKNESS .040' FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, PER SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED SKIN, PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 (REPAIR 36).

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