Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 30, 2025
Submitted
June 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27205
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30577
Aircraft time
75,552 hours, 28,109 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
111A41023
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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-SIDE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL, STA 540 BETWEEN STR21L AND STR23L HAS FASTENER & SKIN CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED A REPAIR TO THE DAMAGE WING CENTER SECTION FORWARD LOWER SKIN PANEL STA 500 TO STA 548 BETWEEN STR-21L AND STR-23L IAW AAR-MIA-ESR-WI#2023376-13-12100 ON PAGE#3 THROUGH #15 PART#1 STEPS#2. AFTER THE ACCUMULATION OF 49,900 TOTAL FLT CYCLES, BUT BEFORE 50,000, PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF FUSELAGE UPPER DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY BETWEEN BS 500 & 548 & STR 21L & 23L IAW PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5710-02930. OKAY TO DIP AFTER THE ACCUMULATION OF 49,900 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, BUT BEFORE 50,000.