Service difficulty report · Scuff Plate · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
November 18, 2021
Submitted
December 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7862A
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
33009
Aircraft time
48,858 hours, 32,792 cycles
Part
Scuff Plate
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
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

FWD CARGO BAY AFT CORNER SCUFF PLATE IS BROKEN (MARKED) ; / [01] WELDED DAMAGED AREA AROUND FASTENER HOLE ON FCB; AFT CORNER SCUFF PLATE USING ER4043 FILLER ROD LOT # 1131216 PER SRM 53-30-15-2R-1 PARA 4.B.(2) AND (4)<BR>WELDING MACHINE CALIBRATION ID E10583 S/N: KJ256554; [02] VERIFIED ACTION #1; [03] PT INSPECTED WELD IAW SOPM 20-20-02. NO CRACKS NOTED. EQUIP. ID: ATS2561-1;2;3 S/N: 191424A/B/C; [04] SANDED REPAIR WELD AREA SMOOTH PER SRM 53-30-15-2R-1 PARA 4.B.(5); [05] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 4.

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