Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73771B

Difficulty date
October 19, 2022
Submitted
November 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7854B
Make and model
Boeing 73771B
Aircraft serial
29372
Aircraft time
45,663 hours, 30,470 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
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

STAB TRIM ACCESS DOOR 311BL OUTER SKIN CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION DAMAGE FROM STAB. TRIM ACCESS DOOR OUTER SKIN FROM 3 AREAS. AREA 1 MEASURED 3'L X 1.5'W; AREA 2 IS 1'L X 1'W; AREA 3 IS 1'L X .5'W IAW SRM 52-40-01-1A-1;PARA. 4; FIG. 103. NDT UT INSPECTED BLENDED AREAS IAW NDTM PART 4 51-00-00 PROC 2. LOWEST READING AT AREA 1 IS 0.067'; AREA 2 IS 0.068'; AREA 3 IS 0.043' ALL ADJACENT TO 0.071. EVALUATED AND FOUND AREA 3 AFT I/B CORNER OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 52-40-01-1A-1. REMOVED CORRODED STAB TRIM ACCESS DOOR 311BL IAW AMM 52-49-11-000-802. STEP 2. B. AND C. INSTALLED NEW STAB TRIM ACCESS DOOR 311BL IAW AMM 52-49-11-400-802. COMPLETED STEP 3. E (1); AND (2) (A) AND (B). COMPLETED ACCESS DOOR 311BL INSTALATION IAW AMM 52-49-11-400-802 STEPS 3.E.(2) (C) THRU 3.E.(4). BLOWOUT DOOR TEST GOOD IAW AMM 52-49-11-720-801 STEP 2.

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