Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 9, 2016
Submitted
August 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33262
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
32402
Aircraft time
50,989 hours, 16,664 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A31319
Condition
Dented
Location
L1 Door
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

ON ARRIVAL, OBSERVED A DENT WITH MATERIAL DISPLACEMENT 37" AFT OF DOOR 1L. 22"AFT OF PRODUC TION SPLICE. AND 23" ABOVE SKIN LAP. DEPTH OF DENT IS .058" AND DEPTH OF GOUGES ARE .009 - .012 APPROXIMATELY. BLENDED GOUGES AND PERFORMEDEDDY CURRENT, NO CRACKS NOTED. REMAINING MATERIAL IS .033" DENT DIMENSIONS ARE W-2.9", L - 3.4 " D - .058". REF. SMRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 PAGE 130. DAMAGE IS AT STA 380, STRINGERS 7L - 8L. SEE NON ROUTINE 498766 4 FOR ALODINE AND PAINT. PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HRS. REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC/RA 5331-02125. SEE ATTACHED 44-00 08 FOR ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED.DIP INITIATED, REPAIRED THE DENT AT BS 380 STR 7L-8L WITHIN 50 FLT HRS IAW AMM 53-00-01 ALL DMG 1 PG 130 AREA B.