Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 8, 2002
Submitted
January 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23261
Aircraft time
53,054 hours, 33,813 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545776100
Condition
Bulged
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - C - DURING INSPECTION SKIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE BULGE AT BS 847 BETWEEN STR 27R AND 26R. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT BULGED AREA OF SKIN AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER AND INSTALLED REPAIRS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201, SHEET 1-3, SRM 53-60-01 FIG 1, SHEETS 7 & 8.