Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 26, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23186
Aircraft time
43,696 hours, 35,353 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545767103
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 WAS FOUND BADLY DENTED AT FS 380 BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L & 18L. THE DENT WAS CUTOUT WITH A 12.5 X 8.5 CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. INSTALLED PER ER/A 378322-14, REV A.