Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 20, 2024
Submitted
March 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36365
Aircraft time
25,596 hours, 8,202 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A320157
Part serial
NA
Condition
Gouged
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

SEVERAL SCRATCHES AND DENT FOUND DURING WALK AROUND LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT-HALFWAY BETWEEN TH PLUG DOOR AND L2 DOOR. GROUNDED - YES. DENTS AND SCRATCHES AT STA 807 520L-521L ARE GOUGED AND 0.035 DEEP- OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND FABBED REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36. ALODINED IAW SRM 51-20-01. PRIMED IAW BOEING SOPM 20-44-04. INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36. PAINTED IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 PARA 4U. THIS IS CAT B REPAIR REINSPECT REQUIRED 50,000 FLT CYCLES FROM AIRPLANE DELIVERY-INTERVAL 5,000 FLT CYCLES PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-36 PARA 5. REF CUSTOMER CARD N/R-00003.