Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 9, 2015
Submitted
October 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29541
Aircraft time
43,733 hours, 18,147 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Part number
149A72555
Condition
Missing
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BOTTOM FUSELAGE FAIRING ACCESS PANEL 192JL JUST FWD OF LT WW FOUND MISSING ON CREW WALK AROUND. SUSPECT PANEL HOLES BECAME ELONGATED & THEN DEPARTED ACFT IN FLIGHT AS ALL 6 SCREWS OF THIS PANEL WERE STILL IN PLACE. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND REF IPC 53-41-51-42 ITEM 230. REPLACED PANEL IAW AMM 53-51-21, OK FOR SERVICE.