Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 22, 2023
Submitted
May 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24211
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28771
Aircraft time
75,956 hours, 27,606 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
147A3110
Condition
Damaged
Location
Below L2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

ACFT DAMAGE BY CATERING TRUCK TO AREA BELOW L2 DOOR APPROXIMATELY 22 INCHES BELOW THE GOLD STRIPE, DAMAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 2.75 INCHES BY 7 INCHES. SKIN IS SCRAPED AND APPEARS THERE COULD BY SOME STRINGER DAMAGE AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE PUNCTURE. IMAGES ADDED. PIC UPLOAD WITH STA AND STR INITIAL DAMAGE REMOVAL PERFORMED CUTOUT OF EXTERNAL SKIN REF SRM 51-10-02. CUTOUT MEASURES APPROX 2" BY 2.9" REMOVED WASTE TANK, PER RAMS REQUEST. REF IAW AMM 21-00-00. VERIFIED ADDITIONAL TRIM OUT OF ORIGINAL DAMAGE AND REMOVAL OF PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF EDGES OF ADDITIONAL TRIM OUT PER PER AVO10763 REV. C PART A.2 AND 3 PERFORMED HOLE PROBE AND VERIFIED INSURANCE CUT. OK TO CONTINUE PRODUCTION FASTENERS. REF FIG 3 OF AVO10763 REV C. 737 NTM PART 6-51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23 WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS COUNTERSINK HOLE HFEC INSPECT NS FOR REMOVED FASTENERS WITH NO NOTED. REF AVO10763 REV C STEP A.1. RELEVANT INDICATIONS. REF 737 NTM P6-53-00-00 PROC 3 AND 737NTM P6-51-00-00 PROC 16. PERFORMED ADDITIONAL TRIM OUT (2.4" X 3" IN.) OF ORIGINAL HFEC INSPECTION EDGE OF TRIM OUT REQURIED REF AVO10763 REV.C HFEC COUNTERSINK AND HOLE PROBE INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR ALL INSTALLATION OF REMOVED WASTE TANK SEE LOG# 4593723. PERFORMED 0.040 INSURANCE CUT AROUND TRIM OUT SECTION REF DAMAGED REMOVE REF FIG. 3 OF AVO10763 REV. C AND REMOVED ALL PART A, 1(A). PRODUCTION FASTENER REMOVED LOCATION REF AVO10763 REV. C PART A. AVO10763 REV. D, PART A.1. PRODUCTION FASTENERS COMMONS TO REPAIR DOUBLER/TRIPLER AND 2 &AMP