Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
April 6, 2001
Submitted
April 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17627
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27531
Aircraft time
18,602 hours, 9,706 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
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

INSPECTION FOUND UPPER RT AND LT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGED BETWEEN RUDDER SEAL AND VORTEX GENERATOR AT STA 1104. DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 202.