Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
November 19, 2017
Submitted
November 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3734B
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30776
Aircraft time
50,134 hours, 24,283 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING INSPECTION FOUND ZONE 5 LT AFT FUSELAGE UNDER THE 10TH AND 11TH WINDOWS FORWARD OF LT AFT PAX DOOR, APPROX MIDWAY DOWN ON FUSELAGE THERE IS A PUNCTURE APPROXIMATELY 8" LONG AND 4 1/2" WIDE. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS & TREATED PRIMED REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED FILLER WASHERS AND INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 36.