Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
November 17, 2010
Submitted
November 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33714
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28785
Aircraft time
41,071 hours, 13,754 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A32314
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

SUPPORT TASK: LOWER FUSELAGE AT STA 807 FROM STRINGER 27L TO 27R APPEARS TO BE CREASED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER REF ECRA 5330-04087. INITIATED DIP 53-DIP CTL NUMBER 007952 TO ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO 50,000 TOT FLIGHT CYCLES. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 44,000 FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 45,000 FLIGHT CYCLES FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR BELLY SKIN DAMAGED STA 807,STR 27LT TO STR 27RT. PER ECRA 5330- 04087 COMPLETED INTERIM REPAIR.W/I 50,000 TOTAL FLT CYC`S C/W PERMANENT REPAIR.PLANNING TO CONTACT ESC AFTER 44,000 FLT CYC`S BUT BEFORE 45,000 FLT CYC`S FOR PERMANENT REPAIR.