Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23440
Aircraft time
46,903 hours, 32,304 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577350
Condition
Damaged
Location
757
Stage of operation
IN
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

THREE AREAS OF PRE-EXISTING DAMAGES WERE REPORTED. THE FIRST TWO WERE PREVIOUS BLENDS AT FS 757 AT STR 15R AND JUSTBELOW STR 14R. THE FINAL DAMAGE WAS JUST AFT AT STR 15R. ALL OF THE DAMAGES WERE REMOVED WITH TWO CUTOUTS. THE DAMAGE AT FS 757 RESULTED IN A 9" X 5" CUTOUT AND THE REMAINING INA 6.25 X 2.25" CUTOUT. AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.