Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
February 14, 2023
Submitted
March 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289CT
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
36633
Aircraft time
50,940 hours, 30,659 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Debonded
Location
Zn 100 Fus Lower
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

TAIL CONE SKIN HAS A DISBOND AT BS 1156+13.5' AND 7' LOWER FROM TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR CUT OUT SKIN LOWER EDGE<[01] IDENTIFIED TAIL CONE IAW SRM 53-80-70-0I-1 FIGURE 2 TABLE 2 ITEM 1<BR><BR>DAMAGE EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-80-70-1A-1 PAR.4 B(4)<BR><BR>DAMAGE TO BE REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-4 AS DIRECTED BY SRM 53-80-70-2R-1 PAR.4 B(1) TABLE 201 <BR><BR>REMOVED DAMAGE TO BOTH SKINS AND FULL DEPTH HONEYCOMB CORE MEASURING 1.5'DIA; CLEANED SURROUNDING AREA; WITH NO CONTAMINATION NOTED IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-4 PAR.4 A-C;[02] VALIDATED APPLICABILITY OF REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-4.;[03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE CTION 1 AND 2.;[04] FABRICATED REPAIR PLIES FOR THE INNER SURFACE FROM BMS9-3 ST1581 LOT# 1495277-1. FABRICATED CORE PLUG FROM BMS8-124 CL4 TY5 GR3 LOT# 1052601. INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES ON INNER SURFACE USING BMS8-301 CL1 GR1 LOT# JH2EAA8895; AND INSTALLED THE CORE PLUG USING BMS5-28 TY7 LOT# AK1AP8072K. VACUUM BAGGED INNER SURFACE PLIES WITH CORE PLUG. LEAK CHECKED BAGGED GOOD USING VACUUM GAUGE ID: E11543 CAL DUE: 09/2023 AND SET INNER SURFACE AND CORE PLUG TO CURE IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-4 PARAGRAPH 4.D-F.;

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