Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 17, 2024
Submitted
December 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73278
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31596
Aircraft time
62,400 hours, 22,357 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
111A41023
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
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

RIGHT WING FRONT SPAR, CENTER FUEL TANK LOWER SKIN HAS CORROSION, 13 INCHES INBOARD OF TERMINAL FITTING AT BS 540 AND RBL 52 UNDER DRAG LINK. AN INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE WING CENTER SECTION LOWER OF EC/RA 5711-0207 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 25,300 OCCURS FIRST). PERFORM REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT 01207 PART1- INTERIM REPAIR. THIS IS 1ST DIP 3229710, 002298540 FOR ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED FOR THIS REPIAR. SKIN PANEL COMMON TO RH DRAG LINK IAW PART 2A TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 70,800 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS (WHICHEVER TO EXCEED 18,000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER." REF EC/RA 5711- 2ND DIP 3230715, 3RD DIP 3230783. SEE BAM NON-ROUTINE ACCOMPLISHED PART 1-INTERIM REPAIR OF EC/RA 5711-01207 TO LOWER SKIN AT BS540 AND RBL 52.