Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
December 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23521
Aircraft time
40,389 hours, 32,238 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545767531
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 390, S-17l
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 370-400 / STRG. 17L-18L : DENT CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DENTED AT FS FS 395 BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L & 18L. THERE WAS AN ADJACENT SKIN REPAIR WITHIN 10" OF THE DENT. THE EXISITING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND UNDERLYING CUTOUT INSPECTED. THE DENT WAS REMOVED WITH A 7" X 9" CUTOUT. BOTH CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH 2 ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 384249-14, REV B.