Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 2, 2025
Submitted
April 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14237
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28802
Aircraft time
78,492 hours, 29,229 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

WHILE PERFORMING PHASE 1 LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-19-210-804. FOUND DAMAGE ON STATION 360 APROX 1FT ABOVE R1 DOOR.REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-38 STEP 4D (FIG 203). HFEC REQ PER SRM 53-00-01-2R-38 STEP 4D (3) A REQUEST INSPECTION C/W HFEC IAW NDT PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23, STILL GETTING DAMAGE INDICATION. DAMAGE EXISTS BEYOND LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. BURN MARK IS ALSO SEEN UNDER REMOVED SEALANT IN BETWEEN SECTION 41 FWD AND 43 AFT BUTT JOINT. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPLACED GRID. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE BUTT STRAP IS AFFECTED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. LOG NOTED. DAMAGED REMOVED ON STATION 360 APPROX 1 FT ABOVE R1 DOOR REF SRM 53-00-01-1A-1.BLENDED STARTS AT 2.4 INCHES AWAY FROM RH STR 6.CONFIRMED NO DAMAGE TO BUTT SPLICE.SEE PICS. REQUESTING VERIFICATION OF MATERIAL LOSS REF SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 ABOVE ENTRY SHOULD ALSO CONTAIN FIG 103. ACCOMPLISHED NDT PART 4 ULTRASONIC PROCEDURE 3 THICKNESS INSP, COMPLIED WITH STEPS 1-3. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED DURING VISUAL CUT REQUIRES NDT PER AVO STEP 4,6,7 ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 4,6 AND 7 OF AVO 14418 , HFEC OF HOLES,COUNTERSINK AND TRIMMED EDGES ,NO LIMITING DEFECTS FOUND REF PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURES 23,16 AND 3. COMPLIED WITH DVI STEP 8 OF AVO014418 NO DEFECTS NOTED RECEIVED AVO 014418REV A VERIFIED STEPS 1-8 IN SECTION A COMPLIED WITH, SREMOVED REMAINING EXISTING FATENERS REF AVO 14418. NEED TO ACCOMPLISH STEPS 6 AND 7.