Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 18, 2024
Submitted
June 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36247
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28807FAL
Aircraft time
74,940 hours, 27,497 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 727f-727g
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

FOUND SKIN DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE. R/H SIDE. BS 727F-727G S17R-19R REMOVED FASTENERS IN THE AREA, AND TRIMMED AWAY THE AREA OF DAMAGED SKIN SIZE OF CUTOUT= 24.70" LONG BY= 12.10" WIDTH, IAW SRM: 53-00-2R-1, REPAIR: 1, STEPS= 4.A.THRUGH 4.C. PERFORMED REQUIRED SKIN HFEC AND HOLE PROBE ROTARY SCAN PER SRM: 53-00-2R-1, REPAIR: 1, STEP 4D. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PER AVO12689, COMPLIED WITH STEPS 6,7,12,13,14. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND AT BS727F ALL VERTICAL HOLES INSPECTED IN REF.TO NDT MANUAL PART 6,53-30-00 PROCEDURE4 SAME FOR S18R ALL HOLES (NEW HOLES OPENED) NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION AS PER AVO # 12689 INSTRUCTION STEPS 9,10, AND 11. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. UNLOCKED FOR MAINTENANCE. ACCOMPLISHED A 0.040 IN. (1.02 MM) INSURANCE CUT ALONG THE EDGES OF THE TRIM SKIN AFTER HFEC INSPECTION SHOWS NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND REF. SRM: 53-00-01-2R-1 REPAIR 1. PER. AVO12689 REV.A. STEP: 19. REPAIR DOUBLER: 0.71 INCH THICK , AND -2 STRUCTURAL FILLER: 0.063 INCH THICK 20ECRA 5300-03117 STEPS 1-34 RII INSPECTIONS COMPLIED WITH.