Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
June 7, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23598
Aircraft time
44,062 hours, 30,511 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545857506
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

TWO LARGE DENTS WERE FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 907 AND 957 AND S-20R AND 25R. THERE WAS ALSO AN EXISTING REPAIR IN THE AREA. THE DAMAGED SKIN AREA WAS TRIMMED AWAY AND EXISTING REPAIR REMOVED. A NEW SECTION OF SKIN WAS SPLICED IN AT FS 957 FORWARD TO END OF PANEL.