Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
December 17, 2021
Submitted
February 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7864B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30638
Aircraft time
57,729 hours, 38,472 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Cracked
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

FAIRING 195CL RADIUS IS CRACKED AT AFT EDGE. DAMAGE IS OUT OF ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-40-70-1A-1 TABLE 101, PARA 4.B. REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 51-70-05 PER SRM 53-40-70-2R-1 PARA 4.B(2) AND 4.D(1); TABLE 202. VALIDATED REPAIR PER SRM 51-70-05-2R-6. VISUALLY EXAMINED EXTENT OF DAMAGE; TAP TESTED - DISBOND NOTED, AND REMOVED .4' X .6' OF DAMAGE AT CRACK LOCATION. PREPPED & CLEANED REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-6 PARA 4.A-C. FABRICATED REPAIR PLIES. INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES VACUUM BAGGED AND SET FOR CURE IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-6 PARA 4.E-G. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-6.

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