Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
June 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
108,674 hours, 21,759 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 955-987
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

CRACK DAMAGE IN SKIN ASSY 65B04116-2 AT BS 955 - 987, S37R - 39R IN THE DRAG SPLICE FITTING AREA. THE CRACK DAMAGE WAS DETECTED DURING C04 PLUS A12 CHECK AND WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB 747-53A2444 REV 2. (NRC 501750 WAS USED TO DOCUMENT THE FINDING OF THE CRACK DAMAGE. THE ACTION REQUIRED TO CLOSE NRC 501750 AND TO COMPLY WITH SB 747-53A2444, REV 2, IS TO CUT THE DAMAGE OUT OF THE SKIN AND TO INSTALL AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-30-03, FIG 60, DETAIL IV.)

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