Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 10, 2006
Submitted
December 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24252
Aircraft time
53,259 hours, 29,351 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 727-907
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

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE LT SIDE SKIN PANEL FROM BS 727-907 THE TEAR STRAP TABS WERE FOUND WITH INSUFFICIENT EDGE DISTANCE AFTER BACK DRILLING. THE DISCREPANCY IS LOCATED AT THE ABOVE BS BETWEEN STRINGERS S-19L AND S-20L. TEAR STRAP TABS TRIMMED TO REMOVE SHORT EDGE MARGIN CONDITIONS AT ALL LOCATIONS BUT BS 807 REF AAR EA I060511. AT BS 807 THE CONDITION WAS LEFT "AS IS". INTERNAL TEAR STRAP DOUBLERS & FILLERS WERE FABRICATED & INSTALLED AT EACH LOCATION REF EA I060511.