Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
August 8, 2025
Submitted
August 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37537
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
66607
Aircraft time
10,600 hours, 3,487 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A3230
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RAMP REPORTS CONTACT WITH BELT LOADER TO AFT SIDE OF AFR CARGO DOOR CUTOUTUPDATE TO ADD PHOTOS ESC/TOMC REQUEST: PLEASE PROVIDE DAMAGE LENGTH AND WIDTH, VERIFY NO PULLED FASTENERS, PROVIDE A PICTURE OF THE INTERNAL SKIN SHOWING ANY DAMAGE OR VERIFYING NO DAMAGE EXIST TO THE INTERNAL SKIN, AND PERFORM 10X MAGNIFICATION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. MORE PICS LENGTH IS 1.5 INCHES LONG AND .5 WIDE AS LOOKED AT FACING THE DOOR CUT OUT. SKIN DISTORTION(BULGE) IS 1/8 AS OBSERVED FACING AFT AT LAP JOINT. NO CRACKS NOTED WITH 10X MAGNIFICATION. NO PULLED FASTENERS. TOMC LOCKED FOR MX FERRY FLIGHT ACC0MPLISHED HFEC INSP OF THE UPR AND LWR SKIN SURFACES, FILLER AND BEARSTRAP EDGES WITH NO REPORTABLE DEFETCS. REF AVO14892 STEP 7. REF B737MAX NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 23. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC COUNTERSINK INSP OF ALL REMOVED FASTENERS WITH NO REPORTABLE DEFECTS PER AVO14892 STEP 8. REF B737MAX NDT PART 6 53-30-00 PROC 3. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC HOLE PROBE INSP OF ALL REMOVED FASTENER HOLES WITH NO REPORTABLE DEFECTS PER AVO14892 STEP 9. REF B737MAX NDT PART 6 51-00-00 PROC 16. ACCOMPLISHED MFEC SUBSURFACE CRACK INSP OF UPR AND LWR SKIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AREAS WITH NO REPORTABLE DEFECTS. PER AVO 14892 STEP 10. REF B737MAX NDT PART 6 53-30-00 PROC 6. C/W STEPS OF AVO14892 1,2,3,4,5,6. ACCOMPLISHED A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION. NO DAMAGE TO UPPER SKIN. REMOVED FASTENERS ADJACENT TO DAMAGE AERA. REF STEP 6 OF AVO14892, UTILIZING FIG 103REOPEN RFD U172427 09AUG25

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