Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23605
Part
Skin
Part number
655298886
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 927
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 927 AND STRINGER 21L WAS BADLY DENTED. THE SKIN WAS CUT OUT TO REMOVE THE DENT AND AN UNDERLYING SECTION OF STRINGER AND TEAR STRAP WERE CUT. THE STRINGER WAS REPAIRED PER THE B727 SRM. THE TEAR STRAP WAS REPAIRED WITH AN INTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER AND THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 366407-14, REV A.