Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
January 14, 2023
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32486
Aircraft time
59,300 hours, 35,194 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zn 300 Stabilize
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

VERTICAL FIN ACCESS PANEL 323BL SKIN SURFACE CRACKED.<[01] CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA AS MARKED ON TOP SURFACE OF ACCESS PANEL 323BL; NO CORE DAMAGE. PERFORMED DRY OUT; FOUND NO WATER REPAIR SIZE 1' DIA. PREPARED AREA FOR REPAIR ASPER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-1;[02] VERIFIED STEP 1. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR.;[03] REPAIRED DAMAGE AREA AS MARKED ON TOP SURFACE OF VERTICAL FIN ACCESS PANEL 323BL AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-04-2R-1. MATERIALS USED PO#1800218 AND PO#1690463;[04] PERFORMED TAP TEST ON REPAIRED AREA. FOUND NO DELAMINATION AS PER B737 NDT 51-05-01 SECTION 5;[05] VERIFIED STEPS 3 AND 4. OK TO TOPCOAT.;[06] PREPARED AND APPLIED TOPCOAT AT VERTICAL FIN ACCESS PANEL 323BL SKIN SURFACE IN REFERENCE WITH B737-700 AMM 51-21-73-370-803;[07] VERIFIED STEP SIX.

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