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
141A53299
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 177-196
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

ACCOMPLISH INTERIM REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 177 & STA 196 AND STR 24L PER UNITED EC/RA 5331-02361. ON OR BEFORE THE A IRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02361. PLANNING TO CONTACT E NGINEERING AFTER 48,000 CYCLES BUT BEFORE 49,000 CYCLES FOR INSP ECTION REQUIREMENTS. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 117 & S TA 196 AND STR 24L PER UNITED EC/RA 5331-02361. ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02361. PLANNING TO CONTAC T ENGINEERING AFTER 48,000 CYCLES BUT BEFORE 49,000 CYCLES FOR I NSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. DIP 53-DIP REF 7409657 FOR THIS DIP L/P OPENED IN ERROR. REF L/P 7409657 FOR THIS DIP.