Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372Y5

Difficulty date
May 15, 2002
Submitted
June 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372Y5
Aircraft serial
24031
Part
Skin
Part number
6573746
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
39,494 hours, 42,355 cycles
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

FOUND CORROSION ON THE LEFT HAND OUTBOARD WING MAIN BOX UPPER SKIN AT WBL 71.24, STR 5, 7 AND WBL92.5 STR 1, 5. BLENDED OUT CORROSION AT A 10:1 RATIO MINIMUM PER SRM. ULTRASOUND INSPECTED TO ENSURE NO REMAINING CORROSION. HFEC AFFECTED FASTENER HOLE BORE FOR CRACK DETECTION. INSPECTED WING SURFACE USING 10X VISUAL. SHOT PEENED WING SURFACE PER OHM. REPLACED REMOVED FASTENERS WITH .0312 INCH OVERSIZE TENSION HEAD HI-LOKS. INSTALLED FASTENERS WITH BMS 5-95 SEALANT IN TRANSITION FIT HOLES AND REFINISHED PER SRM IAW ECO.

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