Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
July 28, 2011
Submitted
August 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21784
Aircraft time
105,635 hours, 21,872 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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 THE "C4 PLUS A6 CHECK, CORROSION DAMAGE WAS DETECTED AT THE UPPER SURFACE OF RT WING LOWER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN WS 1289 - WS 1312. THE CORROSION DAMAGE WAS SPREAD OVER A WIDTH OF 15" WITH A DEPTH OF 3" AS DOCUMENTED IAW NRC 50723. AFTER BLENDING, THE REMAINING THICKNESSES OF THE REWORKED MATERIAL FROM THE REWORKED EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OF SRM 57-30-01, FIG 1.

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