Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
April 27, 2010
Submitted
May 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21784
Aircraft time
101,810 hours, 21,118 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Rws 420
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 C-CHECK, A DENT WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT BS 420-440, S12AL-13L.THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED IAW NRC 212 AND SRM 53-30-03, FIG 1. THE SKIN AT THE DENT LOCATION IS MADE FROM 0.063 INCH THICK 2024-T3 CLAD ALUMINUM SHEET IAW SRM 53-30-02, FIG 1, ITEM 3. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF AN 0.071 INCH THICK DOUBLER THAT MEASURES 12.0 INCH BY 11 INCH MADE FROM 2024-T3 CLAD ALUMINUM SHEET INSTALLED USING BACR15CE6 AND BACR15BB8 RIVETS. THIS EO DOCUMENTS THE FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR IAW NRC 212 AND SRM 53-30-03, FIGURE 1. EO 4753B286.

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