Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
July 29, 2010
Submitted
August 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29259
Aircraft time
47,298 hours, 7,155 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Deformed
Location
Cargo Door
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 D-CHECK, THE LOWER LOBE FWD CARGO DOOR'S SKIN AT THE FWD LOWER CORNER WAS DEFORMED. (THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH A DOUBLER INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-30-01, REPAIR NR 2 FIG 201, SHEET 7, DETAIL IV BY EGAT AS A CATEGORY B PERMANENT REPAIR DOCUMENTED ON EGAT NRC105. SEE FIG 1. THE DOUBLER WAS MADE FROM 0.125 INCH THICK CLAD 2024-T3 IAW SRM 52-30-01 REPAIR NR 2, FIG 201, SHEET 3, TABLE I. THE NOTED DAMAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE SRM 52-30-01 REPAIR NR 2, FIG 201 AND THUS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR IAW THE NOTES IN THE REPAIR. THIS CATEGORY B REPAIR HAS FAA APPROVAL WHEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN SRM 53-20-01, REPAIR NR 2, TABLE III ARE ACCOMPLISHED. THIS REPAIR WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON FATIGUE CRITICAL BASE LINE STRUCTURE. INCORPORATION OF THE INSP REQUIREMENTS, AS GIVEN IN THE ABOVE NOTED SRM REPAIR INTO THE AIRPLANES MX PROGRAM SATISFIES THE DAMAGE TOLERANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPAIR.)

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