What was found
DURING B6 CHECK AT (SAL), A GOUGE AND DENT DAMAGE WERE FOUND ON THE CENTER FUSELAGE SKIN (PN: 170-92554-005) AT FR24 AND ABOVE STGR 16L. SEE REF /1/ EA FOR MORE DETAILS. THE DAMAGE DIMENSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) DENT: L=0.997 IN, W=1.109 IN, DEPTH=0.045 IN (2) GOUGE: L=0.934 IN, DEPTH=0.004 IN. THE DAMAGES ARE OUTSIDE OF THE SRM SCOPE. CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION AND PROVIDED PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PER REF /2/ ETD WHICH CONSISTS OF NDT INSPECTIONS, CUT OUT THE DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALL A REPAIR DOUBLER. THIS EC E18-313-01 ACCOMPLISHES PERMANENT REPAIR PER REF /1/ EA & REF /2/ ETD WITHOUT DEVIATIONS. EC E18-313-02 ACCOMPLISHES POST REPAIR INSPECTION AS REQUIRED PER REF /2/ ETD (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL DVI, THRESHOLD: 4,000 FC (COUNTED SINCE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHMENT), INTERVAL: 4,000 FC); THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ ETD AND CLASSIFIED AS “MAJOR”.