Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 23, 2006
Submitted
July 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22337
Aircraft time
91,042 hours, 18,675 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Bulged
Location
Center Tank
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

CENTER TANK TOP SKIN AT STA 1238 LBL 38.8 - 48.0 AREA FOUND SIGN OF SKIN BULGING. AFTER CLEAN- UP BLENDED AREA IS BETWEEN LBL 57 & LBL 65 AT STA 1241.TO CARRIED OUT OPEN HOLE HFEC PER BOEING MSG 1-200482565-1. CORROSION REMOVAL CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 51-10-01. SURFACE RE-PROTECTED IAW SRM 51-10-02 & FAA FORM 8100-9.

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