Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 2, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24641
Aircraft time
50,863 hours, 35,331 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 440-460
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

FORWARD CARGO DOOR CUT-OUT FWD AND AFT LOWER CORNERS HAVE SCRIBE LINES FROM BS440-460 BETWEEN STR S-25R TO S-26R AND FROM BS 480-500 STR S-25R-26R. IN ADDITION A 1.5 INCH DENT WAS FOUND WITH A THREE SIXTEENTH INCH COUNTERSUNK RIVET ADJACENT TO SCRIBES. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: BLENDED OUT SCRIBE LINES. TRIMMED OUT DENT. FABRIC ATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER TRIPLER REPAIR INCORPORATING STATIC PORT FORWARD OF CARGO DOOR.