Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 2, 2024
Submitted
September 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29523
Aircraft time
70,431 hours, 29,167 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LARGE AREA OF SEVERE CORROSION APROX 2" X 1" AT BS 887 STR 27L. RIVET HEAD MISSING AN D SKIN CRACKED APROX 1" LENGTHWISE OF AC. MX FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER SPLICE STRAP AT BS 887, FROM S24L TO S27R. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR PER EA 357916 (SEE AALA202411062265); CORROSION ON SPLICE STRAP AT BS 887 FROM S23L TO S23R. REPLACED SPLICE STRAP PER AARD 51-00-05-1 (SEE AALA202411066217); CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 887 TO 927, FROM S24L TO S27R. REPLACED SKIN PER EA 357916 (SEE AALA202411069419). ON FURTHER INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND ADDITIONAL CORROSION BETWEEN BS 747 AND 767, FROM S27L TO S27R. DOUBLER REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 357916 (SEE AALA202411066097).