Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372T4

Difficulty date
December 24, 2003
Submitted
July 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372T4
Aircraft serial
23443
Part
Skin
Part number
6546549
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FOUND AN INCH AND A HALF AND A TWO INCH FUSELAGE CRACK AT BS 767 AND BS 792, ON STRINGER 18L. TRIMMED OUT CRACKS AND VERIFIED CUTOUTS USING HFEC METHOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED STRUCTURAL AND TAPERED FILLERS, DOUBLER, AND TRIPLER FROM CLAD 2024 T3. CLEANED AND TREATED ALL EXPOSED SURFACES. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIGUR 48. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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