Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 11, 2025
Submitted
April 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14214
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28774
Aircraft time
79,641 hours, 29,273 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A8800
Condition
Damaged
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

ESR #004 DEFECT NR, REQUESTING ENGINEERING SUPPORT CLARIFICATION FOR EA 5310-08195 REV B OP 004 STEP (38) (R/H WINDOW). ED REQUIR EMENTS ARE NOT MET (LOOKING FWD, UPPER OUTBD ED .340", UPPER INB D ED .318 INCH, LOWER OUTBD ED .322", LOWER INBD ED .327". MINIM UM ED REQ IS 2D (.374"). IF MEASUREMENT WAS EDGE MARGIN, THEN CU T WOULD BE WITHIN LIMITS. NOTE ON STEP ALSO SAYS TO USE .125 DRI LL BIT. DISTANCE FROM HOLE EDGE TO HOLE EDGE IS .800". SHOULD CA RD READ ED OR EM? (REF AAR NR 1000036123) CONFIRMED EDGE MARGIN WAS WITIN LIMITS AT R/H WINDOW CUTOUT IAW ECRA 53108550 WORK ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 5310-08195 OP 004 REV B AND ECRA 5310-08550. DIPS REQUIRED PER ECRA 5310-08550 ISSUED ON ELB LOGS 4428238 AND 4428261. ESFR CREATED AND SUBMITTED FOR REPAIR ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW EA5310-08195 REV B OP 004 AND ECRA 5310-08550. LOG CLEARED