Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372X6C

Difficulty date
March 2, 2010
Submitted
March 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372X6C
Aircraft serial
23124
Aircraft time
60,433 hours, 57,031 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 540
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

DURING SCHEDULED 2B CK INSP A 3 CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK AT BS 540 BETWEEN S-0 AND S-1L WAS DISCOVERED. CONFIRMED WITH EDDY CURRENT INSP. MX ACTION CUTOUT DAMAGE CRACK, USE A .50" RADIUS CUT AT CORNERS, MAINTAINED 2DMINIMUM EDGE DISTANCE, LAY-OUT DOUBLER AND TRIPLER, LAY-OUT 3 AND 4 FASTENER ROWS BEYOND ALL SIDES OF CUTOUT, INSPECTED ALL FASTENER HOLES BY HFEC METHOD NO DEFECTS NOTED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER ASSY IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG. 48 DETAIL XXII.

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