Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
August 23, 2021
Submitted
September 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7832A
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
30657
Aircraft time
52,700 hours, 33,462 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

TAIL CONE DOOR PANEL 318BR HAS A SMALL CRACK AT EXTERNAL SKIN (COMPOSITE ASSY) LOCATED 13.6' FROM BOTTOM EDGE AND 7.6' FROM FWD EDGE. ; / [01] REMOVED THE DAMAGED PLIES AND PREPARED THE DAMAGED AREA TO APPLY REPAIR PLIES AT TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR. REF B737-700 SRM 51-70-04-2R-1 PARAGRAPH 4 B AND C.; [02] VERIFIED; [03] OK TO INSTALL REPAIR; [04] INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES AND APPLIED FINISH AT TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR. REF B737-700 SRM 51-70-04-2R-1 PARAGRAPH 4 D; E; F; G AND H.; [05] INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES AT TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR. REF B737-700 SRM 51-70-04-2R-1 PARAGRAPH 4 .; [06] VERIFIED STEP 5 <BR>INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES AT TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR.

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