Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
August 2, 2002
Submitted
August 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24249
Aircraft time
42,406 hours, 22,693 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE GOUGED STATION 299 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 26R. ALSO GOUGED STATION 305 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 26R. LIGHTNING STRIKES STATION 313 AT STRINGER 25R, AND STATION 308 STRINGER 25R AND 26R. FUSELAGE DENTED STATION 288 BETWEEN STRINGER 24R AND 23R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. ONE PIECE FUSELAGE DOUBLER REPAIR MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED ENCOMPASSING ALL DAMAGE.