Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
May 6, 2024
Submitted
May 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N393DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30377
Aircraft time
74,866 hours, 29,952 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aft 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 0331283) APU DOOR FORWARD HINGE APPEARS TO HAVE DAMAGED THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN IAW B737 SRM 53-80-01-2R REPAIR 1 PAR. B. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AND FILLER ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN AT APU DOOR FWD HINGE RH IAW B737 SRM 53-80-01-2R-REPAIR 1.