Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
February 20, 2024
Submitted
February 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
30602
Aircraft time
78,466 hours, 46,648 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 500d S4l
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

WHILE PERFORMING C-SCAN FOUND CRACK AT APPROXIMATELY STA. 500D+8 INCHES ALONG CHEM MILL AT STRINGER 4L. APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG(MARKED). WHILE PERFORMING C-SCAN FOUND CRACK AT APPROXIMATELY STA. 500D+5 INCHES TO STA 500D +10 INCHES ALONG CHEM MILL AT STRINGER 4L. APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG(MARKED). REMOVED PAINT. VERIFIED WITH (A) 737 PART 6 53-30-18 (MEDIUM FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT) (C) 737 PART 4 53-30-07 (ULTRASONIC PHASED ARRAY) 2 OF THE INDICATIONS IN THE 5 INCH AREA ARE NOT CONNECTED.<

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