Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
October 20, 2016
Submitted
October 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39728
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28944
Aircraft time
57,229 hours, 19,640 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A32124
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

FOUND DENT ON FUSELAGE SKIN TO BE AT STA 640 STR23L. DENT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN BLENDED OUT AND THERE APPEARS A GOUGE IN THE MIDDLE. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER ECRA 5330-05816, PART 1 II, A, B, C, D.