Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 28, 2025
Submitted
December 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77296
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34002
Aircraft time
58,774 hours, 21,573 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
147A6521
Condition
Scratched
Location
Zone 800
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

RAMP REPORTED SCRATCH ON R2 DOOR.DMG LOCATED 10.5" FROM LWR SKIN AND 16.5" FROM FWD SKIN EDGE. REMOVED DMG REF SRM 52-10-01-1A-4. HFEC PERFORMED BY INSPECTION, NO CRACKS NOTED. REMAINING THICKNESS IS .029", THIS FALLS IN AREA "B" OF FIG 105. HFEC PERFORMED, NO CRACKS NOTED. REMAINING THICKNESS IS .029", THIS FALLS IN AREA -B- OF FIG 105. REMOVED DOOR LINNER AND LOWER INTERNAL SKIN. BEGAN REPAIR 3 REF SRM 52-00-01-2R-3. PERFORMED CUTOUT TO REMOVE DAMAGED AREA. CUTOUT.