Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
January 7, 2023
Submitted
January 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N75436
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33531
Aircraft time
43,113 hours, 15,115 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148A3310
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1030-1045
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE BS 1030 - 1045, S13-14L, ACCOMPLISHED CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA IAW STEP 6 OF AVO10288. PERFORMED HFEC PER AVO 10288 STEP 7 NO INDICATION OF CRACKS. PT PERFORMED HFEC PER AVO 10288 STEP 9, NO CRACKS. PERFORMED HFEC HOLE PROBE IAW AVO 10288 STEP 11, NO CRACKS. PERFORMED HFEC COUNTER SINK IAW AVO 10288 STEP 12, NO INDICATIONS, PERFORM HFEC OF AREA CUTOUT STEP7 OF AVO10288. PERFORMED HFEC HOLE PROBE INSP PER AVO10288 REV B, STEP 11. PERFORMED HFEC COUNTERSINK INSP PER AVO10288 REV B, STEP 12. NO CRACK INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED .040 INSURANCE CUT IN REF TO AVO10288 REV B STEP 7A FOR STRINGER REPAIR IAW AVO10288 REV B, STEP 5A.