Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 8, 2007
Submitted
December 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24640
Aircraft time
50,961 hours, 35,588 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Bs 280 S2l
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

UPPER FUSELAGE HAS DEEP SCRATCHES AT BS 280 AND STRINGER S2L, N-R 12941-2000-0007. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER TRIPLER REPAIR.