Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
May 17, 2023
Submitted
May 18, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78438
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33533
Aircraft time
44,111 hours, 15,453 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A3232
Condition
Dented
Location
Fwd Cargo Dr Fr
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

PER DIP LOG PAGE #6693445 RAMP REPORTS DENT ON UPPER CENTER FWD CARGO DOOR CUT OUT. THIS DENT REQUIRES TO BE REWORK. A PERMANENT REPAIR WOULD BE FABRICATED AND INSTALL, TOMC APPROVED EC/RA 5331-02737 PART 3 (REF. AAR NR 99971518). E 3: HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (HFEC) INSPECTION OF SKIN AND D OUBLER EDGE ALONG DOOR CORNER RADIUS AT EACH 3500 FLIGHT CYCLE I NTERNAL OR MORE FREQUENCY. (WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY V931931) REMOVED DAMAGE DENT AND REPAIRED AREA AT UPPER AFT END OF FWD CA RGO DOOR FRAME IAW B737-900ER SR 53-00-01-2R-21 INTERVAL INSPECT ION . PERFORMED FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (LFEC) INSPECTION ZONE 1 OF SKIN AT EACH 3500 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVAL OR MORE FREQUENCY ZON ADD EMP:V931931