- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2011
- Submitted
- April 6, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N768AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 27082
- Aircraft time
- 55,948 hours, 35,579 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65C3236523
- Condition
- Nicked
- 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
NICK ON FUSELAGE SKIN (EXTERIOR) 9 INCHES FORWARD OF BS 727E AT STR 24R LOCATION. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31.