Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
October 20, 2022
Submitted
October 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5237A
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
32608
Aircraft time
48,848 hours, 24,058 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND 4 EA. GOUGES IN EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN @STA. 792+10 TO 807+4(<P>FOUND 4EA. GOUGES IN EXTERIOR SKIN @STA. 792+10 TO STA. 807+4 WITHIN 3.0" OF AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER CUTOUT OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 #4.B.(2)(A), DETAIL Q. REPAIRED EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN @STA. 792+10 TO STA. 807+4, WITHIN 3.0" OF AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER CUTOUT PER ER#22-02249 REV. IR</P>)

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