Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 19, 2024
Submitted
June 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14235
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28947
Aircraft time
73,978 hours, 28,246 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A611042
Part serial
0349
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fwd Cargo Door
Part time
73,953 hours, 28,234 cycles
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

RAMP REPORT DURING CARGO REMOVAL DOOR WAS SCRATCHED FWD CARGO DOOR. SCRATCH MEASURED 5.5" VERTICALLY, BLENDED TO A SMOOTH CONTOUR REF SRM 52-30-01-1A-1. REQUEST HFEC INSP OF REWORKED AREA FOR CRACKS AND CHECK REMAINING THICKNESS. PERFORMED HFEC. NO CRACKS IAW NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. PERFORMED THICKNESS CHECK. REMAINING THICKNESS MEASURED AT 0.009" REF: NDT PART 4 00-04-02. REMAINING THICKNESS IN .040" SKIN POCKET IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 52-30-01-1A-1, FIG 105. REMOVED CARGO DOOR IAW 52-31-00 & AMM 52-31-00-000-801. DOOR INSTALLED IAW AMM 52-31-00-400-801 ACCOMPLISHED RII INSPECTION OF INSTALLATION IAW GMM 09-25-05 & AMM 52-31-00-400-801.