Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 26, 2026
Submitted
July 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36207
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30579
Aircraft time
79,277 hours, 29,621 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
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 GOUGE ON LT FUSELAGE UNDER CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDOW. DENT LOCATED BTWN BS 251.5 - 259.5, & STRINGERS 19-20L. . REMOVED SCRATCH IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-1, PAR 2.E, & PAR 4.B(2)(D), FIG 103 DETAIL C. PERFORM HFEC AFTER BLENDED AT BS 245.5 8" ABOVE STR 17L, NO DEFECT NOTED IAW NTM 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 23, PART 6, THICKNESS MEASURE .041 THINNEST PART MEASURE .035 IAW NTM 51-00-00, PART 4, PROCEDURE 2. REMOVED EXISTING FASTENERS & CUTOUT SKIN IAW SRM 53-10-01-R2-8, PAR 4, D, E N/A, F, G, & H1, 2. PERFORMED HFEC NDT PT 6 51-00-00 PROC 16, PT 6 51-00-00, PROC 23, & PT 6 53-30-00 PROC 4. INSPECTED GOOD. REPAIR MATERIALS VERIFIED & SRM 53-10-01-2R-8. FOUND CUT OUT DID NOT ENCOMPASS ALL DAMAGE.