Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21784
Aircraft time
105,635 hours, 21,872 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 520-540
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

REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED TO FACILITATE A REPAIR TO STRINGER 27L. THE STRINGER CRACK WAS COMMON TO THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L AND 28L. THIS WAS DOCUMENTED ON NRC FVY516326. THE INITAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS EVALUATED AND HAD SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS FOR IT DOCUMENTED BY EO 4753A832. THE DOUBLER WAS REMOVED AND THE SKIN WAS CUT TO FACILITATE THE STRINGER REPAIR AND A NEW DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-03, FIG 47, DETAILS I.

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