Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
October 4, 2024
Submitted
October 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8709Q
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
42563
Aircraft time
16,231 hours, 7,499 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

#2 ENG AFT FAIRING HEAT SHIELD LOWER SUPPRESSOR SKIN IS CRACKED SEE ATTACHED PICTURE FOR REFERENCE<[01] 04 - REPAIRED PER [SRM 54-50-70-2R-7-D01518 (REPAIR 7 - AFT FAIRING PLUME SUPPRESSOR-DVI EVERY 30 DAYS FOR 3 MONTHS; THEN DVI EVERY 120 DAYS-INTERIM REPAIR)];[02] C/W SUBTASKS OF CLOSING PANELS 444AL; 444AR AND THE AFT FAIRING.

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