Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 18, 2016
Submitted
June 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12238
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28808
Aircraft time
54,667 hours, 19,097 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A32129
Condition
Dented
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

FWD UPPER FUSELAGE HAS A DENT WITH PREVIOUS BLENDOUT IAW DAMAGE. AFTER INSPECTION C/W BLENDOUT OUT OF LIMITS, MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF MATERIAL REMOVED. PERFORMED CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH VISUAL INSPECTION CYCLES OF 3, PERFORMED CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 50,000, 440 CYCLES IAW TABLE 205, REF APB 737-800. RETROFIT INSTALLATION, 0 FLIGHT CYCLES AND DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF 3,440 CYCLES, SRM 53-00-01. REPAIR 3 IAW TABLE 205, REF APB 737-800, RETROFIT INSTALLATION, SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 3 PERFORM THRESHOLD INSPECTION WITHIN 50,000 FLT CYCLES AND THEN ACCOMPLISHED REPETITIVE INSPECTION WITHIN 3440 FLT CYCLES, THEREAFTER.