Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 5, 2022
Submitted
August 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
51,217 hours, 15,261 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A651620
Part serial
SA002584
Condition
Cracked
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

R1 DOOR SCRATCHES ON INNER UPPER SKIN OF DOOR AT DOOR TORQUE TUBE ACCESS BELOW NUTPLATES FOR PANEL 841FZ. GROUNDED - YES. THE DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT -HAND GALLEY SERVICE DOOR INNER UPPER SKIN PART # 141A6552-2 WAS REMOVED IAW B737-800 SRM 52-10-01-1A-2 FIGURE 104, DETAIL C. DAMAGE TRIMOUT MEASURES 0.320" X 1.120" WHICH INCLUDES A 0.040" INSURANCE CUT.A SURFACE HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DVI WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW B737-800 SRM 51-10-08 WITHIN 20" OF THE DEFECT AREA WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS NOTED TO SKIN OR UNDERSTRUCTURE.CRACK DAMAGE REMOVED BY TRIMMING OUT, INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS NOTED, REPAIR DOUBLER FABRICATED AND INSTALLED. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER BOEING SR 3-5408598449 AS A CATEGOR "A" REPAIR AND ASA EA # CMPT-52EA-24683 REV00.