Service difficulty report · Rivet · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
February 10, 2006
Submitted
July 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26645
Aircraft time
38,669 hours, 28,531 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Rivet
Condition
Cracked
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 HAS CRACKED RIVETS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. EXTERNAL FUSELAGE, 40 EA FASTENERS CRACKED AND 1 EA FASTENER WITH LIGHTNING STRIKE SURROUNDING NR 3R COCKPIT WINDOW. NDT VERIFIED NUMBER OF RIVETS CRACKED, FOUND 3 EA RIVETS TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED RIVETS. NDT HOLES FOR DAMAGE, NONE DETECTED. INSTALLED RIVETS. EXT FUSELAGE BELOW 1R COCKPIT WINDOW, 4 EA FASTENER HEADS CRACKED. REMOVED 3 EA RIVETS AT 1R COCKPIT WINDOW. NDT FOR CRACKS (HOLES), NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED RIVETS. EXT FUSELAGE BELOW 1L COCKPIT WINDOW 12 EA FASTENER HEADS CRACKED. NDT VERIFIED NUMBER OF RIVETS CRACKED. FOUND 3 EA RIVETS TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED RIVETS, NDT HOLES NO DEFECTS NOTED, INSTALLED 3 EACH RIVETS. E