Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 8, 2019
Submitted
April 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37427
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
37097
Aircraft time
35,297 hours, 12,065 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A323132
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 787
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

FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE AT STATION 787 BETWEEN STRINGERS 24L AND 25L. 12" LONG 6.5" WIDE. LOCKED FOR FERRY FLIGHT AND REPAIR UNLOCKING LOGPAGE FOR UPDATE STOP DRILLED DAMAGED HOLES, REF SRM 53-001 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 5, TAPED DAMAGE AREA AS ADVISED BYTOMC. ADD EMP:U031168 LOCKING LOGPAGE FOR FERRY UNLOCKING FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR FIRST STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH AND WILL REQUIRE A NEW 8110-3 TO BE ISSUED FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR 25.571 AND 14 CFR 26.47 (D) WITHIN 18 MONTHSOR BEFORE OCT. 8 2020 . A NEW FAA FORM 8110-3 MUST BE ISSUED PRIOR TO OCT. 8, 2020 FOR THIS REPAIR TO REMAIN VALID . TOMC APPROVES DIP, FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR HAS FIRST STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH AND WILL REQUIRE A NEW 8110-3 TO BE ISSUED FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR 25.571 AND 14 CFR 26.47(D) WITHIN 18 MONTHS OR BEFORE OCT. 8, 2020. A NEW FAA FORM 8110-3 MUST BE ISSUED PRIOR TO OCT. 8, 2020 FOR THIS REPAIR TO REMAIN VALID." PER ECRA 5300-02613