Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 31, 2019
Submitted
November 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17233
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28943
Aircraft time
65,447 hours, 23,398 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A6112
Condition
Dented
Location
Cargo Door
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

FWD CARGO DOOR SKIN HAS DEEP DENT AT ABOUT 9.5" FROM TOP EDGE A ND 28.5 FROM FWD EDGE. REF. TO DMG L/P 6070962. INSPECTED DENT AND FOUND DENT LARGER THAN LIMITS SHOWN. W=3.7 Y .149 NO OTHER DMG NOTED. REF.SRM 52-20-01 ALLOWABLE DMG 1. INSP ECT FOR CORROSION AND CRACKS AFTER EACH 1500 FLIGHT CYCLES OR M ORE FREQUENTLY. //QC//REINSPECT FWD CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN DENT 9.5 FROM TOP/28.5 FROM FWDEDGE EVERY 1500 FLT HR INTERVAL SRM 52-30-1- AD 1 PG 105 LIMIT: 1) RIR: W/I EA 1500 F/H NO FURTHER PROGRESSION OR CORROSION NOTICED AT THIS TIME. DIP RE MAINS. RECHECKED AREA NO CRK''S OR CORRSION NOTED NO FURTHER PROGRESSION AT THIS TIME DIP REMAINS RECHECKED DAMAGED AREA ON FWD CARGO DOOR IAW SRM 52-30-01 AD1 (4 )(A)(3) PG105. NO FURTHER PROGRESSION OF DENT OR CRACKS OR CORRO SION NOTED AT THIS TIME. OK TO CONTINUE INSPECTED DENT NO FURTHER PROGRESSION,DIP REMAINS. RE-INSPECTED DENT, FOUND LARGER THAN LIMITS PER SRM 52-30-01 W=3.7 AND Y=.160 W/Y=23.125. ALSO PERFORMED HFEC PER NDT PART 6, 51-00-00 FIG.23 NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. DIP REMAINS. LOG PAGE WAS CONVERTED TO ELB FORMAT ON DEC 05, 2016 AT 17050268 NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND REF SRM 52-30-01 P105 DENT REMAINS, NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED, DIP REMAINS INSPECTED FWD CARGO DOOR DENT NO CRACK FURTHER PROGRESSION OR CO RROSION NOTED OK TO CONTINUE DIP REMAINS INSPECTED FORWARD CARGO DOOR DAMAGE DENT AS REQUIRED. REF LOG PAGE 6070962.NO FURTHER PROGRESSION.DIP REMAINS INSPECTED FWD CARGO DOOR DENT NO CRACK FURTHER PROGRESSION O