Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
April 27, 2022
Submitted
May 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8323C
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
37005
Aircraft time
31,481 hours, 14,247 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

EXTERNAL POWER DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT LOWER LATCH PAD. 2 CRACKS LOCATED AT AFT RIVET APROX. .125' EA. PROPAGATING FROM FASTENER HOLE. ALSO A .250' SKIN CRACK LOCATED AT CENTER OF PAD / [01] REPAIRED EXT. POWER DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SKIN LATCH PAD AREA PER SRM 53-10-15-2R-4.;[02] C/W HFEC PER NDT MANUAL PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED

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