Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
June 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30856
Aircraft time
30,474 hours, 11,824 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A61861
Condition
Damaged
Location
Entry Door
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

FWD ENTRY DOOR SKIN EXISTING REPAIR HAD OVERSIZED HOLE. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND FILLER CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA PERFORMED HFEC OF NEW CUTOUT AND EXISTING CUTOUT NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .071 AND NEW FILLER FROM 2024 T3 .063. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER. REPAIRED REF B737 900 SRM 52 00 01 REPAIR 2.