Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
January 4, 2019
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30374
Aircraft time
61,612 hours, 24,171 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

(LOG 0890513) WHILE IN QRO FOR A HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT, AND DURING THE 2KU WIFI MODIFICATION, THE FWD ATG4 ANTENNA WAS BEING REMOVED MTC REPORTED THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF AN EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER/TRIPLER. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE AREA MTC REPORTED A DENT MEASURING 6.50 BY 3.50 WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 0.060, A GOUGE THAT WAS BLENDED MEASURING 4.375 BY 0.750 WITH A MAXIMUM BLEND DEPTH OF 0.003 AND SEVEN (QTY: 7) OVERSIZED HOLES. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE DAMAGE PER ERA 564877-14.