Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
September 8, 2026
Submitted
September 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38473
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
38702
Aircraft time
41,660 hours, 15,215 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

UPON WALK AROUND FOUND SMALL DENT ON RT LOWER HALF FUSELAGE BETWEEN BS 500E & 500F. FOUND DENT TO BE .8 INCH BY .7 INCH WIDE AND .063 INCH DEEP, W/Y 11.11 UNDER THE REQUIRED 30 OR OVER, PER SRM 53-00-01-1A-1. ON BS 500E TO 500D,STRINGER S-21R , S-22R. FOUND DENT TO BE .2 INCH AWAY FROM A FASTER, AND POSSIBLE STRINGER DEFLECTION. PERFORMED CUT OUT DAMAGE & FOUND STRINGER 22R DENTED , STEPS 1-5 OF AVO 18272. C/W RII FOR STEPS 1-5 OF AVO 18272 REV A. NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND. C/W HFEC PER STEPS 6-8 OF AVO18272 REV A. NO CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND. PERFORMED STEPS 9-11 OF AVO 18272 REV A. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. C/W RII FOR COMPLETION OF STEPS 9-11 OF AVO 18272 REV A. NO FURTHER DAMAGE. C/W HFEC OF OF INITIAL FASTENER HOLES AND COUNTERSINKS IAW STEPS 12 &13 OF AVO18272 REV. A. NO CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND. REMOVED ADDITIONAL FASTENERS COMMON TO REPAIR DOUBLER & TRIPLER REF AVO 18272 REV B STEP 3. ALSO ENLARGED CUT OUT TO ACCOMODATE REQUIRED FILLER ROWS REF STEP 4. ALSO CUT DAMAGED PORTION OF S22R REF SRM 53-00-03-2R-1. REQUIRE HFEC PER STEP 7 & 8. CUTOUT OF SKIN AND STRINGER REQUIRE EDDY CURRENT PER STEP 6. REF AVO 18272 REV B C/W HFEC STEPS 6-8 AND 12-13 OF ENLARGED CUT OUT