Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 21, 2020
Submitted
April 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37255
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30610
Aircraft time
62,907 hours, 22,548 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A372114
Condition
Cracked
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

FOUND CRACK AT EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE FWD FLANGE APROX 3/4DOWN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM REPAIR EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE IN REF SRM 53-10-15 REPAIR 5. DIP ITEM PER SAME SRM REFERENCE STEP 5 A(1)(2)(3) . AT A THRES HOLD OF 50.000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER AIRPLANE DELIVERY AND AT THE SPECIFIED REPEAT INTERVALS , REFER TO FIG 203 REPAIR 5. A(1) DO AN EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION AT 6.000 FLIGHT CYCLES AT THE OUTER PERIMETER ROW FASTENERS COMMOM TO THE PART 2 DOUBLER AREAS SHOWN AROUND THE FILLERS. SKIN EDGE ALONG THE DOOR CUT OUT .A(2)DO AN EXTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION AT 6.000 FLIGHT CYCLES AT THE A(3) DO AN EXTERNAL DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PART 2 DOUBLER FOR CRACKS , LOOSE OR MISSING FASTENERS WITH THE REQUIRE LFEC AND HFEC INSPECTIONS AND FOLLOWING THE TRESHOLD. APPROVED REPAIR EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE IN REF SRM 53-10-15 REPAIR 5. DIP ITEM PER SAME SRM REFERENCE STEP 5 A(1)(2)(3) . AT A THRES HOLD OF 50.000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER AIRPLANE DELIVERY. DO AN (LFEC) INSPECTION AT 6,000 FLIGHT CYCLES TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.