Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 23, 2026
Submitted
August 25, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76269
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31588
Aircraft time
77,341 hours, 27,957 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146A32318
Condition
Cracked
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

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS AN APPROX 2 .5 IN LONG GOUGE 3 IN FWD OF LAV SERVICE PAN. UPON FURTHER CLEANING AND INSPECTION FOUND ADDITIONAL GOUGE IN SKIN 3 INCHES BELOW ORIGINAL DAMAGE. REMOVED DAMAGE TO SKIN MAX MATERIAL REMOVED .006 AND WITHIN ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-5. REMOVED ONE RIVET TO REWORK SKIN DAMAGE. REMOVED DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE SKIN MAX MATERIAL REMOVED .008 AND WITHIN ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-5. PERFORMED HFEC OF HOLES AND AREAS IAW NDT PART 6 PROCEDURES 23 AND 16. FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT LONE HOLE JUST FWD OF LAV SVC PANEL APPROX .373" LONG, EXTENDING FROM RIVET HOLE THROUGH BLENDED AREA. ALODINED REWORK AREA AROUND 4 RIVETS. FOUND A SMALL MARK IN DEEPEST PART OF THE BLENDOUT AREA. REMOVED MARK IN SKIN, FLOURESCENT PEN COMPLIANCE WITH STEP 10 OF AVO 18152.