Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 14, 2025
Submitted
June 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27897
Aircraft time
78,244 hours, 46,444 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

POSSIBLE CRACK INDICATION LOCATED AT CHEM-MILL STEP BS 767+7.25 AT S-1. PERFORMED UTPA OF CRACK INDICATION AREA IAW B737 NDT PART 4; 53-30-07. FOUND SMALL RED DOT INDICATION ON S-SCAN DISPLAY WITH AN A-SCAN PERCENTAGE OF 74%. PERFORMED MFEC INSPECTION AT INDICATION AREA IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 53-30-18. (EXTERNAL) (NO REJECTING FAULT INDICATIONS FOUND WITH THIS PROCEDURE.). PERFORMED INTERNAL HFEC AT POSSIBLE CRACK INDICATION AREA IAW NDT PART 6; 53-30-20. (NO REJECTING FAULT INDICATIONS FOUND WITH THIS PROCEDURE.) PERFORMED INTERNAL HFEC AT POSSIBLE CRACK INDICATION AREA IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. (NO REJECTING FAULT INDICATIONS FOUND WITH THIS PROCEDURE.) PERFORMED UTPA OF CRACK INDICATION AREA IAW NDT PART 4; 53-30-07. THIS SETUP WAS USED USING THE MANUAL SPECIFIED 45 DEGREE MINIMUM ANGLE. THE DEFECT WAS NOTED AS HAVING A 69.5% A-SCAN AMPLITUDE; DEFECT ANGLE OF 51 DEGREE'S; SETUP GAIN OF 25DB AND A VISIBLE RED DOT AT CHEM-MILL STEP S-1; STA 767+7.25'.

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