Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
January 25, 2021
Submitted
February 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750SA
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29802
Aircraft time
74,647 hours, 43,955 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

FUSELAGE SKIN SUBSURFACE CRACK INDICATION AT BS 691 ABOVE STR 1 USING MFEC INSPECTION; 737 NDT MANUAL; PART 6; 53-30-18. VERIFIED SUBSURFACE INDICATION USING UTPA INSPECTION; 737 NDT MANUAL; PART 4; 53-30-07 AND HFEC PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. CRACK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 2' IN LENGTH. / REPAIRED CRACK AT BS691 ABOVE STR1 PER EA 21-153-00177. THIS REPAIR REQUIRES REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS SEE SA-M 943 #T052722.

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