Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 2, 2022
Submitted
July 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78501
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31602
Aircraft time
49,402 hours, 18,029 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A372127
Condition
Dented
Location
S-17l&19l
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

LT FWD FUS.SKIN AT STA 211.8 BETWEEN S-17L AND 19L DENT FOUND OUT OF LIMITS.TO CONTACT ENGINEERING FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXTERNAL DOUBLER/TRIPLER REPAIR TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 196.5 AND STA 219.6 STR 17L AND WL 190 ON A/C N78501 I.A.W PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5331-02914 ACC BY V913199 PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN STA 211.8 BETWEEN S-17L AND 19L PER ECRA 5331-02914 STEP 3 INITIATE A 2ND DIP LP REF ELB LP7583040 TO READ AFTER THE ACCUMULATION OF 48,000 TOTAL AC F/C BUT BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 49,000 TOTAL F/C PLANNING S, PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMEN BETWEEN STA 196.5 AND STA 219.6, STR17L AND WL.190 ON AIRCRAFT N 331-02914. TS FOR THE EXTERNAL DOUBLER.TRIPLER REPAIR TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN 78501 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5 AFTER THE ACCUMULATION OF 48,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, B UT BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 49,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLE.