Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737900ER

Difficulty date
May 3, 2023
Submitted
May 19, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AK
Make and model
Boeing 737900ER
Aircraft serial
61556
Aircraft time
20,133 hours, 6,483 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148A359521
Condition
Gouged
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

LATE FIND, MISSED ON PRIMARY. FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE R/H HORZ ROOT@ BLADE SEAL TRACK IS HAS GOUGE. GROUNDED - YES. EVALUATED DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN @ STA 1145 ABOVE R/H HORZ ROOT.ORIGINAL THICKNESS .100,MAT REMOVED .060,MAT REMAINING .040.FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B737-900 SRM 53-00-01-1A-1.CUTOUT DAMAGE. PERFORMED HFEC OF CUTOUT & EXISTING FASTENER HOLES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER USING 2024-T3 .100 CLAD PO# 1060037.1,REPAIR DOUBLER USING 2024-T3 .050 CLAD PO# 1056386.1&REPAIR TRIPLER USING 2028-T3 .063 CLAD PO# 1060038.1LOCATED, DRILLED & COUNTERSUNK ALL REPAIR PARTS.TREATD ALL REPAIR PARTS & INSTALLED. PART MARKED REPAIR, TOTAL REPAIR WEIGHT IS 4.8 LBS. AND DOES ONT REQ A MIG38.WORK PERFORMED IAW ASA EA # 900ER-53EA-25632.

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