Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
December 10, 2021
Submitted
December 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7864B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30638
Aircraft time
57,729 hours, 38,472 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage Tail
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

TAIL CONE EXTERNAL SKIN HAS A CRACKED AT BS 1156+7.5 AND 2 0'CLOCK POSITION. FOUND DAMAGE TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-80-70-1A-1 PAR 4.B (4). PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-2 AS DIRECTED PER SRM 53-80-70-2R-1 PAR 4.B (1) AND TABLE 201.

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