Service difficulty report · Not Reported · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
November 29, 2022
Submitted
January 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7742B
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33928
Aircraft time
51,537 hours, 27,573 cycles
Part
Not Reported
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 360
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

MAIN CABIN FWD WET AREA STA 360-4 LBL 61' INNER CHORD HOLE ELONGATED<[01] MEASURED DIAMETER OF ELONGATED HOLE: 0.339'.;[02] CORRECTION ON STEP #1: MEASURED DIAMETER OF ELONGATED HOLE: 0.320'.;[03] MEASURED DIMENSIONS TO 3EA. NEAREST FASTENERS: HOLE #1:(AFT O/B) 0.812'; HOLE #2: (FWD. O/B); 0.687'; HOLE #3: (FWD. I/B): 1.125'. EDGE MARGIN OF AFFECTED HOLE : 0.500'.;[04] VERIFIED STEPS 1-3;[05] REMOVED FASTENERS AND ANGLE SPLICE FOR ACCESS TO WORK AT MAIN CABIN STA.360-4 LBL 61' PER REF SRM. 51-40-02-0G-0;[06] REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON EA: 22-153-03642.;[07] RE-INSTALLED FASTENERS AND ANGLE-SPLICE ; REMOVED ON STEP #5;AT MAIN CABIN STA.360-4 LBL 61' PER REF SRM. 51-40-02-0G-0. & DWG. 141A8110.;[08] TASK C/W;[09] VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED OF ADJACENT STRUCTURE AND HOLES COMMON TO THE STRAP AND TAPER FILLER AT REPAIR AREA; NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED REF SRM 51-00-06-0G-0

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