Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
August 7, 2026
Submitted
August 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N67827
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
44581
Aircraft time
37,064 hours, 13,735 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Skin
Part number
141A3502
Part serial
A
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

AFTER PHASE II INSP, FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKE ON SKIN BTWN BS 187 AND 8.5 INCHES BELOW OF STRINGER 17R. .REMOVED PAINT FROM SKIN IAW AMM 51-21-11-150-810. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF THE DAMAGE LOCATION, DAMAGE IS NO MORE THAN 0.5 INCH OF LEGHT AND BLEND OUT IAW SRM 51-00-01-2R-38 PAR 4 AND SRM 53 -00-01-2R-38 STEP 4.D(2) NDT INSPECTION PERFORMED IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23, & SRM 53-00-01-2R-38, STEP 4. D(3), NO CRACK SIGNAL NOTED. NDT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW NDTM PART 4, 51-00-00 PRO CEDURE 2, REMAINING THICKNESS 0.042", FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-1, STEP 4.( 2) (D), FIGURE 103, DETAIL C, FIG 104, SHT 3, AND SRM 53-00-01- 2R-38, STEP 4.D(2) APPLIED ALODINE, PRIMER, & PAINT IAW AMM 51-21-41-370-802, AMM 51-21-72-370-804, & AMM 51-21-99-300-802.