Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
December 19, 2022
Submitted
January 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8605E
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36891
Aircraft time
33,907 hours, 15,457 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

SKIN IS CRACKED AT PANEL 667AT O/B VORTEX GENERATOR ATTACHED RIVET<[01] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW PANEL 667AT PER REF SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME HOLES.;[03] TREATED AND PRIMED HOLES PER REF AMM 51-21-41-370-802 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-804;[04] REMOVED VORTEX GENERATOR AND REINSTALLED ON NEW PANEL 667AT (2EA) PER REF SRM 51-40-02-0G;[05] REMOVED VORTEX GENERATOR AND REINTALLED ON NEW PANEL 667AT (2EA) PER REF SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[06] VERIFIED STEP 3 AND CORRECTED STEP 5.;[07] OK TO TOPCOAT PANEL;[08] APPLIED TOP COAT ON NEW PANEL 667AT IRW AMM 51-21-73-370-804;[09] VERIFIED STEP 8; COMPLETE

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