Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 26, 2023
Submitted
May 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12218
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28778
Aircraft time
75,075 hours, 27,408 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A33111
Condition
Deformed
Location
Sta259.5/Str20r
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

R/H FUSELAGE STA 259.5 STR 20R LEADING EDGE OF SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR IS BENT/ CONTOUR IS DEFORMED. 43 AND BS 277, S-18R AND S-23R IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF ECRA CYCLES. NOTE TO PLANNING: THIS ECRA IS BEING EVAL. FOR DAMAGE TO INSPECTION CRITERIA WILL BE INCLUDED IN PART 2 AT THE CONCLUSION 5331-03028 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL FLT LERANCE WHICH WILL REQUIRE REPEAT/SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS. THE PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR PER ECRA 5331-03028. INTIATED DTA DIP T O PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BETWEEN BS 2 PLACED ON DIP TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT REPAIR BETWEEN BS 243 AND BS 277, S-18R AND S-23R IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-03028 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES IAW ECRA 5331-03028 VERIFIED CKD OK RECORDS UPDATE RECORDS UPDATE QC QC REVIEW T/A: ON OR BEFORE 50,000 TAFC...LN/U253409 REF PLN/ENG LP 4694023