Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
April 10, 2008
Submitted
April 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N398UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24673
Aircraft time
49,965 hours, 34,324 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 288 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 CROWN SKIN HAS DEEP GOUGE BS 288 STR 2L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER-TRIPLER REPAIR.