Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
July 29, 2002
Submitted
August 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22649
Aircraft time
60,189 hours, 49,686 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577452
Condition
Damaged
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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-20 CHECK FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NUMEROUS REPAIR PATCHES, BS 727 - 908, STR 14 - 20 LT. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT SKIN BS 727 - 908, STR 14 - 20 LT. AFTER THE SKIN WAS REMOVED FOUND 2 CRACKED TIE CLIPS AT BS 727B, 747, AND 1 CRACKED SHEAR TIE ANGLE. FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF SKIN, FILLERS, A REPAIR ANGLE, 9 TAPER SHIMS, 2 TIE CLIP, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 15-5361-02229-ES1.