Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 21, 2025
Submitted
March 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36247
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28807
Aircraft time
77,074 hours, 28,514 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

RAMP REPORT DENT AT 48" FWD OF DOOR L1 BETWEEN STA 277 & STA 285 , APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN S-7L & S-8LMEASURED THE DENT W= 1.15" , Y( DEPTH) = 0.07" . W/Y RATIO = 16.42. REFERENCE: SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 - FUSELAGE SKIN TABLE 102 DENT AND SCRATCH ARE WITHIN LIMITS . PERFORMED GVI INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AREA. NO SIGN OF CRACK OR CHIPPED PAINT. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION, FOUND THE SCRTCH IS A GOUGE AND THE DENT IS CREASE. CLEANED THE SURFACE WITH ALCOHOL . NO SHARP EDGE FOUND. PERFORMED WIDTH & DEPTH MEASUREMENT ON 4 DIFFERENT POINT . POINT 1 , Y = 0.098 , W= 0.25" . POINT 2 , Y= 0.072. W = 1 " . POINT 3 , Y= 0.01" . W= 1.125". POINT 4 , Y= 0. W= 1" . THE LENGTH OF THE GOUGE IS 3.625" . DISTANCE FROM NEAREST RIVET IS 2" . HFEC EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS STATION. DEPTH MEASUREMENTS OF THE GOUGE ITSELF AT 4 LOCATIONS AS PER THE PICTURE. LOCATION 1= 0.041IN, LOCATION 2= 0.043IN, LOCATION 3= 0.002IN, LOCATION 4= 0.002IN. THIS ITEM LOCKED FOR MAINTENANCE FERRY SNA TO SFO. DAMAGE FOUND BETWEEN STA 259.5 AND STA 268.25, BETWEEN S-6L AND S-7L REF SRM 53-00-00-0G-0 UNLOCKING FOR TECHS TO WORK LOG PAGE REMOVED EXISITING RIVETS IN REPAIR AREA. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN. REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-3 WORKING AVO 14329---ACPD STEPS 1 THRU 6 -- HFEC OF SKIN CUT OUT AND INTERNAL UNDERLYING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ADJEACENT TO DAMAGED AREA. VISUALLY INSP INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURE. NO DAMAGE IN AREA EXCEPT RII COMPLETE