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
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 CORROSION AT BS 1089 AROUND PRIMARY JACK POINT 'C' ; / [01] REMOVED PAINT AT DISCREPANCY AREA PER REF AMM 51-21-11; [02] REMOVED CORROSION AT DISCREPANCY AREA L=3.7' W=2.7' PER SRM 51-40-02; [03] STEP 2 REFERENCE ENTRY AND ERROR. REMOVED CORROSION AT DISCREPANCY AREA L=3.7' W=2.7' PER SRM 51-10-02; [04] REMOVED 4 EA FASTENERS AT REWORKED AREA PER SRM 51-40-02; [05] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION WITH A 10- POWER MAGNIFYING GLASS TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED PER SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 15.A.6.A; [06] VERIFIED CORROSION REMOVAL PER SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 15.A.6.A; [07] ET INSPECTED BLEND/HOLES/COUNTERSINKS IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; PROCEDURE 16 AND 737 NDTM 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; [08] EVALUATED CORROSION REMOVAL AT DISCREPANCY AREA L=3.7' W=2.7' ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.080' REMAINING 0.075' MAX LOSS 0.005' FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO REMOVAL OF MATERIAL AROUND MORE THAN 3 FASTENERS IN ALL GROUPS OF TEN PER SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 FIG 103 DETAIL D.; [09] VERIFIED CORROSION REMOVAL AT DISCREPANCY AREA L=3.7' W=2.7' ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.080' REMAINING 0.075' MAX LOSS 0.005' FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO REMOVAL OF MATERIAL AROUND MORE THAN 3 FASTENERS IN ALL GROUPS OF TEN PER SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 FIG 103 DETAIL D.;

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