SDR ASMF20120216007

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737808

Difficulty date: February 16, 2012
Submitted: March 1, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N859AM
Make and model: Boeing 737808
Aircraft serial: 32796
Aircraft time: 31,001 hours, 10,425 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Bs 384
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, MX PERSONNEL DETECTED A DENT OF 1.750" LONG, 1.5" WIDE AND 0.061" DEPTH ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 384, BETWEEN STRINGERS 21 AND 22 RT SIDE. MX PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE DENT WAS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01. MX PERSONNEL ISSUED THE NON ROUTINE CARD A0185999. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 6 AND NDT INSP WAS PERFORMED, NO CRACKS WERE FOUND IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 23, ALL CORRECT.