Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 23, 2002
Submitted
February 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22647
Aircraft time
60,165 hours, 49,287 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65709471
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-20 CHECK A GOUGE .015 DEEP X 3" LONG WAS FOUND ON THE #1 ENGINE AFT PYLON INBOARD SIDE SKIN JUST AFT OF THE FLIPPER DOOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE AFT INBOARD SKIN, FABRICATED NEW SKIN REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW AWA ER 15-5400-02036-TB1.