Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 18, 2006
Submitted
March 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23672
Aircraft time
53,474 hours, 29,102 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1008
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FUSELAGE DENT IS A CRACK 3 - 8 INCHES IN CENTER OF DENT. *S/D* RE-CHECKED DENT WITH HFEC. NO CRACKS FOUND. ACP HFEC INSPECTION EVERY A CHK UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR INSTALLED NO LATER THEN 05NOV06. ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO LOOSE FASTENERS IN & ADJACENT TO THE DMG AREA, INSP THE SECURITY OF THE ADJACENT DOUBLER REPAIR FASTENERS AND ADJACENT BUTT SPLICE BETWEEN S-15L AND S-13L. IF DISCREPANCY IS FOUND CONTACT LINE ENGINEER PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT.