Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
July 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28890
Aircraft time
46,271 hours, 25,574 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Skin
Part number
6518420
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 332-333
Stage of operation
TX
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

SHARP DENT AND GOUGE JUST AFT OF R1 DOOR AT S13R APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES AFT OF DOOR CUTOUT AFT EDGE. CONDITION IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, AD-1. BLENDED OUT GOUGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. PERFORMED HFEC OF BLENDED AREA IAW MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00, FIG 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED EXTERNAL REPAIR IAW EA 400-53, EA-08354, REV NEW.