Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 29, 2025
Submitted
April 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24224
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28933
Aircraft time
79,636 hours, 29,244 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
141A35219
Part serial
NA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LOWER FWD FUSELAGE LH SIDE EXTERNAL SKIN HAS DAMAGE JUST OUTBD OF FWD E&E FWD FRAME CUTOUT 31 INCHES AFT OF 178 BULKHEAD MARKED WITH TAPEDAMAGE MEASURES OUT A TOTAL DIAMETER OF 1.5 INCHES AND HAS A DEPTH OF .032". CENTER OF DAMAGE IS LOCATED 8" BELOW FACTORY LAP JOINT EDGE, 2.5" AFT OF STA 203.8 AND 8.5" UP FROM E&E BAY DOOR CUTOUT. PER AVO 14374 STEP 2 NO RIVETS NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FOR DAMAGE AREA REMOVAL. HOWEVER I ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 1 3 AND 4 OF AVO. CALLED INSPECTION TO ACCOMPLISH HFEC ON CUT OUT AREA PER STEP 5 PER STEP 5 OF AVO 14374 ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF CUTOUT AREA PER PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED INSURANCE CUT AS STATED IN STEP 5 OF AVO 14374. NO RIVETS WERE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED FOR DAMAGE REMOVAL AS MENTIONED IN STEPS 6 AND 7.. COMPLETED STEP 8 OF AVO. FINAL TRIM ACCOMPLISHED AND PHOTOS WITH MEASUREMENTS REPORTED TO ESCORD INFORMATION ADDED FOR THE SDR/SFR PER ECRA 5310-08545, ACCOMPLISH INITIAL AND REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER PART 2 ON OR BEFORE 24 MONTHS FROM 03/29/2025. INSP VERIFIED EC/RA 5310-08545 STEP 13 FOR REPETITIVE INSP AS PER PART 2 TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON OR BEFORE 24 MONTHS FROM 03/29/2025 REF LOG #4331447 FOR INSP REQUIREMENTS ONCE ENGINEERING HAS FINAL INSP. PROCEDURE IAW ECRA 5310-08545,ACCOMPLISH INITIAL AND REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS PER PART 2 ON OR BEFORE 24 MONTHCONTROL #: