Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 23, 2019
Submitted
January 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77258
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30802
Aircraft time
61,302 hours, 22,140 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A3251
Condition
Dented
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

AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT UPPER FORWARD CORNER APPROX. STA 810, HAS A DENT AT EDGE. [MKD 78-85]. REF. AAR N/R 99862094 ORIGINATED AFT CARGO DOOR UPPER RIGHT CORNER EDGE STA810 HAS EXISTING DAMAG E W=1.1Y=.033W/Y=33. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR.DOUBLERREPAIR WAS AC COMPLISHED PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 21 FIG 202 DETAIL I DOUBLER ADD EMP:U199920 MATERIAL 2024 T3 CLAD .808 AND .0160 THICKNESS. HFEC WAS PERFORM ED PER NDT 51-00-00 PART 6 PROCESS 16 AND 23. NO CRACKS FOUND.TH IS IS A REQUIRED REPETITIVE INSPECTION EVERY 3500 FLIGHT CYCLES PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 204 REPAIR 21. THE THRESHOLD IS 50,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THIS REPAIR, IF SB 737-21-1149 HAS NOT BEEN INCORPORATED, AND IF ALL FASTENER HOLES IN THE REPAIR ARE: NEW.