Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 13, 2020
Submitted
May 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44112
Aircraft time
11,738 hours, 3,868 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A32014
Condition
Dented
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

ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION REF T/C NR/ 00002, FOUND DENT TO GO ACROSS STRINGER 23L STA 786 OUT OF LIMITS IAW 737 900ER SRM 53 00 01 1A 1 TABLE 103. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW 737 900 SRM 53 00 01 2R 1 THIS IS A CAT. B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 50,000 FLT. CYCLES AND INSPECTION INTERVAL OF EXTERNAL DETAILED VISUAL OF 4,000 CYCLES. A/C TOTAL CYCLES AT TIME OF REPAIR 3,868. RON AT SEAMC NOTIFIED.