Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 5, 2019
Submitted
May 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73256
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30611
Aircraft time
59,485 hours, 21,459 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3
Condition
Scratched
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

MOVE TEAM REPORTS A/C FUSE SKIN SCRATCHED DMG 4 INCH LONG AT BS 368 AT STRINGER S-16L, JUST AFT OF 1LH MED. REF SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS FIGURES103 AND 7, THE A REA SKIN THICKNESS IS .071 WITH MAX LIMIT BETWEEN 10 AND 15%. IN ITIAL MEASUREMENT IS APPROXIMATELY .019 AT THE DEEPEST POINT OF THE SCRATCH. EXCEEDED LIMIT. NO NDT PERFORMED YET 75" REF. SRM 53-00-01 ALLOW. NO CRACK EXTERNALY. REPAIR ACP REF SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 1, AND ECRA 5331-02381 ON BASE N/R 5359384 AND FORM 44-0008. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTIONPER PART 2OF ECRA 5331-02381 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES . PLANNNG TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 46000 TOTAL F/C BUT B REVIE.