Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
July 13, 2021
Submitted
August 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7723E
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
32670
Aircraft time
48,099 hours, 24,239 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1089 S18-22l
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 EXTERNAL SKIN HAS A CORROSION AT 1089 BETWEEN STR 18LH- STR 21LH ; / [01] REMOVED PAINT AT DISCREPANCY AREA PER REF AMM 51-21-11; [02] REMOVED CORROSION AT DISCREPANCY AREA PER REF SRM 51-10-02-0G-004] ET INSPECTED BLEND/HOLES/COUNTERSINKS IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; PROCEDURE 16 AND PART 6 53-30-00 PROCEDURE 3; NO CRACKS NOTED.<BR>CAL ID IS000450 N500D<BR>UT INSPECTED BLEND IAW 737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 2; LOWEST THICKNESS = 0.075'<BR>CAL ID ATS2031 E650; [05] VERIFIED BLEND OUT L=2.5'' W=1.5'' ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS IS .080'' AND REMAINING THICKNESS IS .075''. THE MATERIAL REMOVAL IS LOCATED IN A 2ND ROW OF A 2-ROW BUTT. THEREFORE FOUND TO BE OUT LIMITS PER REF SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 FIG.103 DETAIL E.; [06] VERIFIED DIMENSIONS FOUND TO OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 FIG.103 DETAIL E.; [07] REMOVED 2EA EXTRA FASTENERS (TOTAL 4EA FASTENERS REMOVED) AT BLEND AREA BELOW STR 17L COMMON TO SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-40-02; [08] INSTALLED 4 EA FASTENERS AT DISCREPANCY AREA PER EA 21-153-02081-WIP1 AND SRM 51-40-02;

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