Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 14, 2023
Submitted
June 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79541
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
63725
Aircraft time
18,490 hours, 6,307 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148A141039
Condition
Unknown
Location
Aft Fuselage
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

HOLE IN LEFT AFT FUSELAGE HIT BY CATERING TRUCK UPDATED WITH PHOTOS REMOVED APU AS PER AMM 49-11-00 FOR MX PURPOSE. ADD EMP:U352816,U393377 TRANSFERED APU REMOVAL TO L/P 4785718. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION PER STEPS 1 THROUGH 5 OF AVO 10857 REV A. MEASUREMENTS ARE IAW STEP 4C AVO 10857 REV A. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED STEPS 1-5 OF AVO 10857 REV A . CUT OUT DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION IN STEP 6 OF AVO 10857 REV A IAW ACCOMPLISHED HFEC IAW NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16. ACCOMPLSHED HFEC COUNTERSINK INSPECTION IAW 737 NDT MANUAL PART ACCOMPLISHED INSURANCE CUT STEP 6.A OF AVO 10857 AVO 10857 REV A IS NOW COMPLETE AND WE ARE AWAITING FURTHER 737 NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS REF AVO 10857 REV A STEP 7, NO CRACKS DETECTED AT THIS TIME. 6, 53-30-00, PROCEDURE 3, REF AVO 10857 REV A, STEP 8, NO CRACKS DIRECTION FROM BOEING. NOTED AT THIS TIME. STEP 6A REMAINS OPEN AT THIS TIME. DETECTED AT THIS TIME. REFER TO STEP 6A THAT INSURANCE CUT STILL NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. VERIFIED MATERIALS PER AVO 10857 REV B STEP 14. P0 8935431 FILLER .071", PO8617985 DOUBLER .040", PO 2674305 TRIPLER .063" ALL MADE OUT OF 2024 T3. NEED QC TO VERIFY MATERIAL FOR REPAIR PARTS. FILLER .071" NEED QC TO VERIFY MATERIAL FOR REPAIR PARTS. FILLER .071" REMOVED FASTNERS AS PER AVO 10857 STEP 10 TO FACILITATE REPAIR ,DOUBLER .040", TRIPLER .063" ALL MADE OUT OF 2024 T3. ,DOUBLER .040", TRIPLER .063" ALL MADE OUT OF 2024 T3. FOR QC TO P