Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737932ER

Difficulty date
April 6, 2018
Submitted
April 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DN
Make and model
Boeing 737932ER
Aircraft serial
31919
Aircraft time
15,923 hours, 5,921 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

ACS REPORTS DAMAGE AT C1 DOOR CUT OUT SKIN. DAMAGE AFT OF DOOR. FOUND 5/16 INCH X 27/32 INCH GOUGE 0.042 INCH DEEP ON CUT OUT AFT OF C1 DOOR @ FS 492.4. PER SRM 53-30-01 FIG 2 TABLE 2 ITEM 7 SKIN IS 0.090 INCH THICK. ALSO FOUND GOUGE INSIDE ON INNER BEAR STRAP 1/2 INCH X 3/16 INCH 0.024 INCH DEEP. PER SRM 53-30-01 FIG 3 TABLE 3 ITEM 1 BEAR STRAP IS 0.110 INCH THICK. BLENDED DAMAGE PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 103. PER SRM 53-00-01 TABLE 104 PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED WITH 50 FLIGHT HOURS. PERFORMED HFEC ON C1 DOOR AFT DOOR CUTOUT, BLENDED AREA PER B737 NDTM, PART 6, 51-00-00. NO CRACKS NOTED.