Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 7372T4

Difficulty date
December 13, 2005
Submitted
December 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372T4
Aircraft serial
23445
Aircraft time
40,557 hours, 48,991 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
6545778
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 927
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

A 3.5 INCH CRACK FOUND RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF AFT CARGO DOOR AT BS 927 STRINGER 23R. CUT OUT CRACK .040 INCH INSURANCE CUT. PERFORMED HFEC AROUND CUTOUT, NO CRACK PROPAGATION NOTED IAW BOEING NDT MANUAL 51-00-00, PART 6. REPAIRED WITH 10 X 13 INCH SKIN PATCH, FABRICATED DOUBLER (0322024T3) AND TRIPLER (0502024T3). REPAIR COMPLETED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIG 48, DETAIL XI.

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