Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
January 23, 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
6545776
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 FOR REPAIR OF TAIL DRAG DAMAGE A BULGE IN SKIN WAS FOUND BELOW THE AFT CARGO PIT DOOR BS 807 TO BS 812, STR 27R TO 25R. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACKS WERE CONTAINED. FABRICATED A FILLER, DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 03-5361-02021-552.