Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 23, 2019
Submitted
April 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34222
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28931
Aircraft time
65,465 hours, 23,395 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A3212
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 360-380
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

ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 360 & S TA 380 AND BETWEEN STR 16L & 19L PER UNITED EC/RA 5331-02362. ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYC LES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02362. PLANN ING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 44,000 CYCLES BUT BEFORE 45,000 CYCLES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 360 & S TA 380 AND BETWEEN STR 16L & 19L PER UNITED EC/RA 5331-02362. ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYC LES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02362. PLANN ING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 44,000 CYCLES BUT BEFORE 45,000 CYCLES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN