Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 17, 2026
Submitted
May 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68811
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
42175
Aircraft time
38,232 hours, 14,058 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A323243
Part serial
BOEING
Condition
Damaged
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

RAMP REPORTS LD CONTAINER EMBEDDED INTO AIRCRAFTDAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE BS 500 D-E, S18 -20R, IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-5 FIGURE 101 . REMOVED FWD CARGO SIDEWALL LINER IAW AMM 25-52-06-000-801 PER AVO17236 ITEM 1 THRU 7 PERFORMED HFEC PER 737 NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 4 OR 23 AND ACP'D REQUIRED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AREA FOUND NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS. CUT OUT THE DAMAGE TO THE SKIN & STARTED TO REMOVE FASTENERS REF. AVO17236 REV. A PER AVO17236 REV A PERFORMED ITEMS 10 AND 11 HFEC SURFACE INSPECTIONS AT CUT OUT SKIN EDGES AND AT LOWER OVERLAPPING SKIN AREA FOUND NO DEFECTS/ REMOVED ALL THE FASTENERS. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND EXTERNAL REPAIR STRAP. REF. AVO 17236 REV.A COMPLETED COUNTERSINKING ALL FASTENER HOLES REF AVO 17236 REV A PER AVO17236 REV A PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION ON ITEMS 15 AND 16 ON ALL ATTACHMENT HOLES FOUND NO DEFECTS ( CRACKS ) OKAY TO INSTALL REPAIR.