Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N236WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23184
Part
Skin
Part number
654577882
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 920
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

A BULGE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 927 BETWEEN STR 14R AND 15R. MX REMOVED THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE CHEM-MILLED LOWER SKIN (65-45778-82), JUST BELOW THE STR 14R LAP JOINT. THE CUTOUT MEASURED 2.5 BY 8. A TIME LIMITED REPAIR USING BLIND FASTENERS WAS INSTALLED.