Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
27082
Aircraft time
53,266 hours, 33,204 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C323574
Condition
Damaged
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A DENT WITH A GOUGE LOCATED AT STA 500C+16 BELOW STR 22L. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER, AND INSTALLED.