Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 28, 2025
Submitted
April 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14231
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28795
Aircraft time
79,064 hours, 29,380 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
112A4102207
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

LEFT WING OUTBOARD LOWER SKIN PANEL CRACK WSTA 564.5 & 591.5 AT STR. L-9 INTERIM REPAIR. INSTALLED REPAIR AT LEFT WING O/B LOWER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN WSTA 564.5 AND 591.5 AT STR L-9 REF.AAR ESR-WI 5-11609 REV. IR AND UNITED EC/RA 5725-01158, THIS IS AN ITERIM REPAIR INITIATE A NEW DIP LOGPAGE TO READ AS FOLLOWS: AFTER AUGUST 4,2026 BUT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 4,2026, PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE XTERNAL DOUBLER/TRIPLER INTERIM REPAIR INSTALLED ON THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD LOWER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN WSTA 564.5 AND 591.5 AT STR L-9 ON AIRCRAFT N14231 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5725-01158. ESFR ENTERED. LOG PAGE REVIEWED. ESFR REVIEWED . ITEM PLACED ON DIP STATUS IAW ECRA 5752-01158, PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE EXTERNAL DOUBLER/TRIPLER INTERIM REPAIR INSTALLED ON THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD LOWER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN WSTA 564.5 & 591.5 AT STR L-9 ON AIRCRAFT N14231 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5725-01158.AFTER AUGUST 4, 2026, BUT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 4, 2026.