SDR 2001UALA00240

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date: March 9, 2001
Submitted: March 21, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N308UA
Make and model: Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial: 23669
Aircraft time: 42,196 hours, 24,671 cycles
Engine: Ge CFM56*
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
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

DENT ON FUSELAGE AFT OF DOOR 1L AT STA 392, WL 210, AND STRINGER 16L NEEDS PERMANENT REPAIR. THIS IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, NO CRACKS FOUND. ALODINED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER TO AFFECTED AREA. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR.