Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 26, 2010
Submitted
July 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
100,704 hours, 20,573 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 380-420
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, THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 380 TO 420 AND STRINGERS 43 TO 46R NEAR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL THERE WAS AN EXISTING REPAIR WITH A BULGE.(THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND LEVEL 2 CORROSION WAS PRESENT. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND THE OLD REPAIR REPLACED WITH 4 NEW DOUBLERS AS DOCUMENTED ON IAI NRC024 IAW SB 747-53A2305 R2, AND IAI REA MF00687R0002. SEE FIG 1 FOR A VIEW OF THE REPAIR AREA AFTER OLD DOUBLERS WERE REMOVED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH 2 DOUBLERS MADE FROM 2024-T3 CLAD IAW QQ-A-250/5 ONE IS 0.071 INCHES THICK 20 INCHES BY 32 INCHES THE OTHER IS 0.063 INCHES THICK 14.2 INCHES BY 16.0 INCHES. 2 OTHER DOUBLERS WERE MADE FROM 0.050 INCH THICK CRES 301 1/2 HARD IAW MILS 5059 ONE 12.5 INCHES BY 16 INCHES AND (1) 8.5 INCHES BY 12 INCHES. THE REPAIR PARTS WERE INSTALLED WITH BACB30NX6K*Y, BACB30NW*K*X HI-LOKS AND BACR15CE RIVETS. SEE FIG 2 FOR A SKETCH OF THE REPAIR AND VIEW OF COMPLETED REPAIR.)

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