Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
March 3, 2020
Submitted
March 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3742C
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30835
Aircraft time
63,276 hours, 24,490 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

(LOG 1514743) WHILE MTC WAS TRYING REPAIR EXTERNAL GROUND POWER DOOR PER B737-800 SRM 53-10-15-2R-5, MTC FOUND A DAMAGED FASTENER HOLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAYOUT THE REPAIR FASTENER PATTERN, MTC MISLOCATED AND DRILLED TWO (2) ADDED PILOT HOLES (0.125 DIA.) COMMON TO THE UPPER SKIN PANEL. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGE PER ERA 585833-14.