Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
November 20, 2006
Submitted
November 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24540
Aircraft time
47,453 hours, 33,177 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 807 S26r
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

EXTERNAL SKIN HAS BLENDED GOUGE AT BS 807 JUST BELOW STRINGER S-25R & ANOTHER AT BS 801 JUST ABOVE STR S-26R AT FWD LWR CORNER OF AFT PIT DOOR CUTOUT. MAJOR REPAIR: BLENDED GOUGES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND STRUCTURAL FILLER REPAIR. REFERENCE EA I060528.