Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 20, 2024
Submitted
June 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12225
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28934
Aircraft time
77,809 hours, 28,556 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 1040
Stage of operation
NR
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 DENT AND GOUGE ON LT AFT FUSELAGE JUST BEHIND PRESSURIZED AREA. APPROX STA 1040 STGR 11-12. PERFORMED REMOVAL OF DAMAGE PER SRM 53-80-01 REPAIR 7 REMOVAL OF DAMAGE. COMPLIED WITH STEP 4F HFEC INSPECTION REF NDT PART 6-51-00-00-23 OF CUTOUT EDGE, NO CRACKS FOUND. REMOVED ALL EXISTING FASTENERS IN REPAIR AREA, PER SRM 53-80-01-2R-7 STEP 4(C). STEP 4(G). ACCOMPLISHED INSURANCE CUT. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 4H, HFEC HOLE PROBE INSPECTION REF NDT PART 6-51-00-00-16 NO CRACKS OR DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC COUNTERSINK INSPECTION STEP 4I, REF NDT PART 6-53-30-00-4, NO CRACKS OR DEFECTS FOUND. INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS AND FASTNERS, FILLET SEAL DOUBLER/TRIPLER PER SRM 53-80-01-2R-7 REPAIR 7, STEP 4.(T-W).