Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
January 7, 2021
Submitted
January 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7724A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
36725
Aircraft time
36,671 hours, 19,328 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CORROSION EXTERNAL SKIN AROUND CUT OUT POWERED OUTFLOW VALVE BETWEEN BS 967 AND BS 987 AND BETWEEN STR 23R AND STR 25R AT LOWER FUSELAGE. REMOVED CORROSION LOC ON EXTERNAL SKIN AROUND CUT OUT POWERED OUTFLOW VALVE BTW BS967 AND BS987 AND BTW STR 23R AND STR 25R AT LOWER FUSELAGE EVALUATED REWORKED AREA AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW B737-700 SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 PAR 4B(2)(B) FIG 103 DETAIL D AND FIG 104 MEASURE REWORKED AREA ARE P1: L=0.893' W= 0.815' P2: L=4.276' W=2.915' TOOL USED CALIPER P/N 500-752-10 S/N 15183542 DUE DATE 04-OCT-11 AND MINIMUN REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.063'.

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