Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
May 24, 2010
Submitted
May 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29261
Aircraft time
49,344 hours, 7,670 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 550 S31-32l
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

DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE 65B23701-6 FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 550 BETWEEN S-31L AND -32L AFTER A BURST EQUIPMENT COOLING EXHAUST VALVE STRUCK THE S-31L STRINGER AND SKIN. REFER TO EO 4453A363 FOR THE STRINGER REPAIR. ACCOMPLISH PART 1 OF THIS EO PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT ON 24 MAY2010 (7,670 TFC AND 49,344 TFH). ACCOMPLISH PART 2 OF THIS EO WITHIN 15,000 CYCLES AFTER PART 1 AND THEREAFTER AT 6,000 CYCLE INTERVALS. THE 65B23701-6 SKIN IS MADE FROM CHEMICALLY MILLED 0.080 INCH THICK 2024-T3 CLAD SHEET IAW QQ-A-250/5. IN THE AREA OF THE DAMAGE, THE SKIN PANEL IS CHEMICALLY MILLED TO 0.063 INCH THICK.PART 1 OF THIS EO REPAIRS THE FUSELAGE SKIN IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 6.THE SKIN WILL BE TRIMMED OUT AND A REPAIR INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 6. THE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201, REPAIR 6 WILL CONSIST OF A 0.071 INCH THICK 2024-T3 ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED USING BACR15CE6D RIVETS.THE REPAIR IAW PART 1 OF THIS EO IS CATEGORY B AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS ARE PROVIDED IN PART 2 OF THIS EO. THE PART 1 REPAIR HAS FAA APPROVAL IF THE PART 2 INSPECTIONS ARE ACCOMPLISHED. PART 2 OF THIS EO ACCOMPLISHES THE REPETITIVE SUPPLEMENT HFEC INSPECTIONS OF THE CATEGORY B FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR INSTALLED IAW PART 1.

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