Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
October 30, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23519
Aircraft time
39,198 hours, 32,385 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654576988
Condition
Punctured
Location
Fs 460, 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 460 / STRG. 26R : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AT FS 460 BELOW STRINGER 26R. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 382029-14, REV A.