Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
March 23, 2020
Submitted
March 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78438
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33533
Aircraft time
35,670 hours, 12,424 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A3130
Condition
Damaged
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

R/H FUSELAGE DAMAGE BETWEEN STA 727I AND 727J AND BETWEEN STRINGER 6R AND STRINGER 7R ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR 20 AT FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 727I & 727J STRINGER 6R & 7R. IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 20 PAGE 201 TO 209 FIG 201. REPAIR IS CATAGORY B AND REQUIRES INSP @ 50000 CYCLES OK TO DIP THIS REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-10 REPAIR 20 TABLE 204 REQUIRES INITIAL INSPECTION AT 50,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS AT 5,500 OR 14,000 FLIGHT CYCLES DEPENDING ON THE METHOD OF COMPLIANCE. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC QC REVIEW RECORDS UPDATE...SP INIT: 50,000 TAFC (INIT WILL TRIGGER RIR#1 -2192 AND RIR#2 -2193) RIR #1: 5,500 FC (LFEC) RIR #2: 14,000 FC (HFEC)...SP/U366013