Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
May 30, 2012
Submitted
June 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28888
Aircraft time
46,038 hours, 25,570 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C3578517
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 400
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

DENT ON FUSELAGE AFT OF L1 DOOR AT APPROXIMATELY BS 400 AND THREE FEET FROM TOP OF WINDOWS. REMOVED PAINT FROM DAMAGED AREA IAW AMM 51-21-11. INSPECTED DAMAGE WITHIN L = .085 W=.060 D=.011 AT BS 402 S7L IAW SRM 53-00-00. COMPLETED MEASUREMENT OF REMAINING SKIN THICKNESS ORIGINAL THICKNESS .035 MEASURED .030 DEEPEST BLEND AREA. COMPLETED HFEC OF BLENDED IAW MANUAL 51-00-00 PART 5 FIG 28, NO CRACKS NOTED. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DEEP BURN PIT FOUND IN CENTER OF BLENDED AREA. REMOVED DAMAGE TO A DEPTH OF ENTIRE SKIN THICKNESS PENATRATING TO STRINGER IAW 400-53A. REPAIRED PER EA 400-53 & EA 08141.