Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 25, 2003
Submitted
August 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26210
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28770
Aircraft time
16,360 hours, 5,625 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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN SUSTAINED DAMAGE BELOW L-2 DOOR AT BS 958 BETWEEN S22L AND S23L. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5330-03261. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH AN EXTERNAL DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FILLER AND DOUBLER LOOKING FOR CRACKS AND LOOSE OR MISSING FASTENERS. INITIAL INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 56,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME CYCLES WITH REPEAT INSPECTION EVERY 12,000 CYCLES.