Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
July 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23604
Part
Skin
Part number
6545768237
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 470
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 C1 DOOR SURROUND, LOWER AFT CORNER. REPAIR FOR SKIN GOUGE. THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE SKIN ASSY AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP WAS DENTED AND TORN. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED AWAY AND HFEC INSPECTED. THE DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED AS ACCEPTABLE FOR TIME-LIMITED SERVICE PER ER/A 365274-14.