Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
September 3, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29621
Aircraft time
9,715 hours, 5,297 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143A32322
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fs 462, S-26r
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 462 / STRG. 26R-BL 0 : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS GOUGED AND PUNCTURED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AT FS 462 BETWEEN STRINGERS 26R & BL 0. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 20" X 8" CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 383775-14, REV A.