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 1016 S24l-R
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 AFT SKIN PANEL AT BUTT JOINT BS 1016 HAS CORROSION BETWEEN STR 24L - 24R ; / [01] REMOVED PAINT AT DISCREPANCY AREA PER REF AMM 51-21-11; [02] REMOVED CORROSION AT DISCREPANCY AREA PER REF SRM 53-00-01-1A-1; [03] REMOVED 11EA FASTENERS AT BLENDED AREA PER REF SRM 51-40-02; [04] CORROSION REMOVAL SRM REFERENCE 51-10-02; [05] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION WITH A 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS AT DISCREPANCY AREA PER REF SRM 51-10-02-0G-0. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE NOTICE.; [06] VERIFIED ACTION 5 NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND; [07] 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 <BR>UT INSPECTED BLEND IAW 737 NDTM PART 4 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 2; LOWEST THICKNESS = 0.076'<BR>CAL ID ATS2031 E650; [08] VERIFIED BLEND OUT L=11 W=2 ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS IS .080'' AND LOWEST THICKNESS IS .076''. MATERIAL REMOVAL IS LOCATED IN THE 2ND ROW OF A 2-ROW BUTT; THEREFORE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER REF SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 FIG. 103 DETAIL E; [09] RE-VERIFIED BLEND OUT AREA L= 27'' AND W=2'';

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