Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 26, 2024
Submitted
September 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14237
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28802
Aircraft time
77,012 hours, 28,561 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
112A4001207
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

DURING L/H WING LOWER PANEL (DET) INSP. W/C# 29-5720-1-2811, DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CRACK EMITTING FROM BOTH SIDES OF A SINGLE FASTNER. FASTNER LOCATION IS IN WING SPLICE S-9 NEAR RIB 19-20. (LAST FASTNER OF ROW) PERFORMED HFEC PER NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE #23. CONFIRMED WING SKIN CRACK INDICATION EMITTING FROM BOTH SIDES OF FASTNER HOLE. MARKED TERMINATION OF INDICATIONS. REMOVED PAINT FOR HFEC VERIFICATION PICTURE UPDATE LOCKED LOG PAGE FOR FERRY, UNLOCK ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF LEFT WING LOWER SKIN IAW ECRA 5720-03472.