Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
January 18, 2003
Submitted
February 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N46625
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27529
Aircraft time
23,794 hours, 12,801 cycles
Part
Skin
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

MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CREASE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 807 BETWEEN S26R AND S27R DURING GROUND OPERATIONS IN CLE. WHEN THE CREASED AREA WAS CUT OUT THE UNDERLYING SHEAR TIE WAS FOUND DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED. A PERMANENT FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW ECRA 5330-03214.