- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2007
- Submitted
- August 1, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 75724APF
- Aircraft serial
- 23723
- Aircraft time
- 24,841 hours, 17,073 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 2024T3050
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C LOWER EXT FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING APPROX BS 543 BETWEEN S24L- S25L. REMOVED FASTENER AT AFFECTED AREA COMMON TO REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION L.2.9" X W2.4" IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R3. HFEC INSPECTED CUTOUT PER NTM51-00-01PT6 NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (P/N 2024T3.050W B.N. 1276774) IAW SRM 53-00 -01-2R 3 FIG 201 TBL 1, LOCATED & DRILLED IAW SRM 51-40-05.