Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
September 30, 2021
Submitted
November 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29811
Aircraft time
68,452 hours, 40,246 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

MULTIPLE CRACKS EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLE OPPOSITE FITTING LATCH (2 CRACKS) AND ALSO FROM THE FWD ADJOINING FASTENER HOLE (3 CRACKS). ; / [01] INSTALLED EWIS PROTECTION AS PER AMM 20-60-07-913-801; [02] APLIED STRIPPING FOR REMOVE PAINT REMOVED PAINT AND STRIPPING AND CLEAN AREA AS PER AMM 51-21-11-150-810; [35] DAMAGE REPAIRED PER EA 21-153-02897 (737-700 SRM 53-10-01-2R-6);REPETITIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM DEFINED IN EA 21-153-02897-INSP; [36] VERIFIED 33;34 & 35

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