Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 27, 2023
Submitted
January 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73270
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31632
Aircraft time
69,099 hours, 24,224 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A61187
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Cargo 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

AFTER REMOVAL OF AFT CARGO DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN FOUND CRACK AT BEAM - REQUIRE PERMANENT REPAIR (REF: AAR NR 99994876) REPAIRED AFT CARGO DOOR BEAM. ALL WORK DONE IAW EA 230427 REV IR AND EC/RA 5231-01151. ATTACHED COPY FOR REFRENCE. (WORK ACCOMPL ISHED BY V931929 AND AAR QC A-15) THE ANLE REPAIR INSTALLED ON THE AFT CARGO DOOR PLANE B BEAM AT LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5231-01151. STA 822.4 ON AIRCRAFT N73270 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE INITIATE DIP FOR INSPECTION ON OR BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF