Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737932ER

Difficulty date
December 18, 2024
Submitted
December 20, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N890DN
Make and model
Boeing 737932ER
Aircraft serial
62775
Aircraft time
21,471 hours, 8,095 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(LOG 0717044) WHILE ON THE LINE IN UVF, A BELT LOADER STRUCK THE FUSELAGE BELOW THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE A/C WAS FERRIED TO ATL FOR REPAIR, SEE ER/A 622966-14. AFTER PAINT REMOVAL AND BLENDING, THE FOLLOWING DAMAGES WERE FOUND TO BE OUTSIDE OF SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS: GOUGE #1: 3.2 FWD/AFT, 2.3 L/R, MAX DEPTH OF 0.037; GOUGE #2: 1.9 IN LENGTH, MAX DEPTH OF 0.017; GOUGE #3: 4.3 IN LENGTH, MAX DEPTH OF 0.037. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER ERA 623013-14.