Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 76738E

Difficulty date
September 9, 2011
Submitted
October 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641GT
Make and model
Boeing 76738E
Aircraft serial
25132
Aircraft time
67,274 hours, 20,554 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK, DISCOVERED DENTS/GOUGES ON THE LOWER SKIN PANEL AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, BETWEEN STRINGERS 5 AND 12, AND BETWEEN WS 250 AND WS 720. DAMAGED AREAS WERE BLENDED OUT. THE MAXIMUM BLEND DEPTH WAS 0.016" WHICH IS AT THE AREA COMMON TO STRINGER 5, AT APPROX WS 250. THE BLENDED AREAS AND EFFECTED FASTENER HOLES WERE HFEC INSPECTED. ROTO PEENED AND REFINISHED IAW THE SRM. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-00-06.

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