Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
July 19, 2007
Submitted
August 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23723
Aircraft time
24,841 hours, 17,073 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3050
Condition
Bulged
Location
Bs 563
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C LWR EXT FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING APPROX BSTA 563 BETWEEN S24L S25L. REMOVED FAST AT AFFECTED AREA COMMON TO REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION L 2.8 INCH X W 2.4 INCH IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R3. HFEC INSPECTED CUTOUT IAW NTM 51-00-01 PT 6. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-00-01 2R3 FIG 201, TBL 1. (P/N 2024T3 .050 AND B/N 1276774) LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-40-05.

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