Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
July 24, 2018
Submitted
July 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37427
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
37097
Aircraft time
33,491 hours, 11,357 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A3911
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

SUPERTUG TEAM SPOTTED FUSELAGE DAMAGE AT GATE TOW UP. DAMAGE IS LOCATED 42" FWD OF TOP FWD CORNER OF L1 ENTRY DOOR. SHEET METAL DAMAGE LOCATION BETWEEN SL-5 AND SL-6 AT APROX STATION BS 272. DENT MEASURES 1.6" X 1.2" WITH A DEPTH OF .030". GOUGE ON DENT BLENDED AND REMOVED ACCOMPLISHED STEP (1) - DVI OF SURROUNDING AREA IAW ESC 180707-427-1. ACCOMPLISHED STEP (2) - BLENDED DAMAGE IAW AVO ESC 180707-427-1. REFERENCE ESC180707-427-1 STEP NR 3. PERFORMED HFEC OF SPECIFIED AREA AS PER 737 NDT MANUAL PART 6 CHAPTER 51-00-00. NO CRACKS DETECTED AT THIS TIME. MEASUREMENT OF GRIDDED AREA AS PER NTM MANUAL PART 4-00-04-02. REFERENCE ESC180707-427-1 STEP NR 4. PERFORMED USI THICKNESS ACCOMPLISHED STEP (5).