Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 20, 2022
Submitted
December 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43293
Aircraft time
33,758 hours, 10,682 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A311148
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 500a S22l
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 CROWN SECTION APPROX. STA 500A+2 - STR 22 REQUIRES EVAL. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED DENT ON FUSLAGE CROWN SECTION STA 500A STR 2L IAW B737-900 SRM 53-00-01-2R-35, CATEGORY B REPAIR INSPECTION THRESHOLD 50,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.TRACKED BY ENGINEERING. THIS CLOSES PLT DEFERAL SEAMC, NOTIFIED LANCE.TOOLING T8492J CAL DUE 26 SEP 2023.