Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
March 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N392UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24667
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DAMAGE CENTERED AT BS 270 STRINGER 24R (LAP SPLICE), JUST BELOW LAV SERVICE PANEL, ABOVE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE IMPACT PUNTURED THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN 3 PLACES, SEVERING STR 28R AND 24R AT BS 300, AND DAMAGING STRINGER 24R AT BS 240 AND CRUSHING THE OUTBOARD CHORDS OF THE FRAMES AT BS 243.7 & 235.8. ALSO, DAMAGE TO NLG DOOR UPPER FWD CORNER. LAV SERVICE TRUCK IMPACT. REPAIRED BY SRM 53-00-01 FIG 212 (SKIN LAP SPLICE), SRM 51-70-11/12/13 (STRINGERS, FRAMES, AND BULKHEADS). SRM 53-00-01 FIG. 201/202 (SKIN REPAIR) AND SRM CHAPTER 51 GENERAL SHEET METAL PRACTICES (DENT REWORK, SEALING, FASTENERS). NLG DOOR REPAIRED PER SRM 51-70-05 (250 DEGREE GRAPHITE COMPOSITE REPAIR).