Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 19, 2021
Submitted
March 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76529
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31652
Aircraft time
33,138 hours, 11,402 cycles
Part
Skin
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

ON ARRIVAL FOUND DENT , RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE APPROX 3 FEET AFT OF DOOR 1R, EVEN WITH BOTTOM OF DOOR. IN ZONE 43 . DENT IS APPROX .500L X .250W X .100D . RE-EVALUATED DENT. DENT IS SMOOTH WITH NO GOUGES OR CRACKS. DENT IS BETWEEN STRINGER 16 & 17. 2" AFT OF BS 360. 3" BELOW STRINGER 16. L=.500" W=.250" D=.100" Y=2.5 5300-06801. BE LESS THAN 3" OF SKIN SPLICE. NEED TO CREATE DIP REF EC/RA DENT IS OUT OF LIMITS, REF SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE MUST ACCOMLISHED HFEC AS REQUIRED ON EXTERNAL SKIN ONLY REF NDT MANUAL PT 6 51-00-00-23. NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME. ALLOWABLE DAMAGE MUST NOT BE WITHIN 3" OF A SKIN SPLICE. NEED TO CREATE A DIP REF EC/RS 5300-06801. ENTRY SHOULD READ...DENT IS OUT OF LIMITS, REF SRM 53-00-01 PLACING ON DIP. COMPLETED INTERIM REPAIR: PART 1 PER ECRA 5330-06801. SEE UPDATES ABOVES. PER DIP ACCOMPLISH A DAILY INSPECTION PER PART 2. ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION PER PART 2A EVERY 2 DAYS. ACCOMPLISH IMPROVED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1A ON OR BEFORE 3/14/2021. G1 GALLEY MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR ACCESS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IMPROVED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1A. ENSURE INSTALLATION. M&L UPDATED TO PROVIDE INOUGH GROUND TIME FOR G2 GALLEY REMOVAL AND ACCOMPLISHED PART 1 STEPS 1-4, PER EC/RA 5300-06801. DENT , RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE APPROX 3 FEET AFT OF DOOR 1R, EVEN WITH BOTTOM OF DOOR. IN ZONE 43 . DENT IS APPROX .500L X .250W X .100D. PLACING ON DIP. COMPLETED INTERIM REPAIR: PART 1 PER ECRA 5330-06801. SEE UPDATES ABOVES. PER DIP