Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
January 11, 2010
Submitted
February 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28896
Aircraft time
32,895 hours, 19,699 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545778
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

AT 727D+10 JUST BELOW STR 24R SKIN HAS 2 SMALL DENTS. FWD DENT MEASURES .012 DEEP X .500 WIDE A/Y=41. AFT DENT MEASURES .012 DEEP X .250 WIDE, ALSO 7 INCHES FROM EMERGENCY LIGHT CUTOUT = OUT OF LIMITS REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW EA 400 53EA 02808 REV NEW ISSUED 28JAN10.