Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
August 12, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27734
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28949
Aircraft time
40,424 hours, 13,055 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A61121
Condition
Dented
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

A DENT MARK WAS FOUND ON LWR EDGE OF FWD CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN. DENT MEASURED 1.5 INCH BY 3 INCH WITH A DEPTH OF 0.095 INCH WHICH EXCEEDS SRM 52-30-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE. INTERIM REPAIR C/W PER PART-1 OF ECRA 5310-05309, REV-A. INITIATED A DIP TO "PERFORM A PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 50,000 CYCLES. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING BETWEEN 40,000 & 48,000 TOTA L CYCLES FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. ENGINEERING HAVE RE-CORRECTED THE ECRA AND THEREFORE THE NEW EC REF TO L/P 6361606 FOR ALL ADDITIONAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY HAEC RA FOR THIS DISCREPANCY IS 5230-01853 REV-A.