Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
August 20, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26679
Aircraft time
38,774 hours, 24,286 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
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

FUSELAGE SKIN PUNCTURE AFT AND BELOW DOOR 1L. PUNCTURE IS 'L' SHAPED DAMAGE WITH APPROX .5 INCH DIAMETER CENTERED IN BETWEEN FASTENER ROWS OF A PREVIOUS REPAIR. DAMAGE APPROX 24 INCHES AFT OF DOOR 1L AFT FRAME AND APPROX 10 IN BELOW DOOR THRESHOLD. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AND TRIPLER.