Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737317

Difficulty date
March 1, 2002
Submitted
March 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323AW
Make and model
Boeing 737317
Aircraft serial
23684
Aircraft time
44,176 hours, 26,454 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
659187911
Condition
Buckled
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 C-13 CHECK LOOSE CHERRY MAX RIVETS WERE FOUND ON ALL 4 SIDES OF CENTER KEEL PANEL, PANEL WAS ALSO BUCKLED AND DISTORTED. MAINTENANCE DRILLED OUT RIVETS, REMOVED PANEL, FABRICATED A NEW PANEL, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW AWA ER 03-5331-02070-TB1.