Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
April 22, 2016
Submitted
May 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30857
Aircraft time
53,241 hours, 20,696 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
114A33112
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 310
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

SAD DEFECT 55118362, DENT ON FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN 1" ABOVE S-22R, BS310. REQUIRES RE-EVALUATION DUE TO NEW SRM REVISION REGARDING ALLOWABLE DENT LIMITS. ACFT GROUNDED. CUTOUT DAMAGE, FABBED AND INST REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-1. THIS REPAIR IS CAT B AND REQUIRES REPEAT INSP WITH A THRESHOLD OF 50,000 FLT CYCLES IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-1, TABLE 205. ON RE-EVALUATION OF DENT FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMIT IAW NEW CRITERIA OF SRM 53-00-01.