Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
May 31, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23950
Aircraft time
58,283 hours, 32,771 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FUSELAGE SECTION 46 SKIN DENT AT AFT DOOR 2L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REF EVA 71590 B, FUSELAGE SKIN AND STRINGER REPAIR BETWEEN BS 996 AND BS 1016, S10L TO S16 HAS RECEIVED FIRST STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH ONLY, AND IS TIME LIMITED UNTIL 5-30-2009.