Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948WP
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23259
Part
Skin
Part number
657377678
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 807
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 807-907, STRINGER 25L-27R, SKIN GOUGE REPAIR. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS BADLY SCRATCHED AND GOUGED FROM FS 807 TO FS 907 BETWEEN STRINGERS 25L AND 27R DUE TO IMPACT WITH GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE SKIN WAS CUT AT FS 807 BETWEEN STRINGER 25L AND 27R AND THE AFT SECTION REMOVED TO THE EXISTING BUTT SPLICE AT FS 907. A NEW SECTION OF SKIN WAS SPLICED IN WITH AN EXTERNAL REPAIR STRAP PER ER/A 368360-14, REV A.