Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 19, 2026
Submitted
July 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31109
Aircraft time
45,864 hours, 19,861 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A321219
Condition
Bulged
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: SKIN BULGE ;OCATED AFT OF STA 360 BUTT JOINT ALONG STRINGER 23L THE BULGE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 1.2" BY 1.1" WITH 0.05" PROTUSION. SKIN AND STRINGER REPAIRED (DOUBLER) PER EA 376958 AND SRM 53-30-01-1A-1, 53-30-01-0L-1.