Service difficulty report · Lap Joint · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 20, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23516
Aircraft time
48,208 hours, 35,020 cycles
Part
Lap Joint
Part number
6545771653
Condition
Scratched
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 LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 10L SKIN LAP JOINT WAS FOUND WITH A LIGHT SCRIBE MARK ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH FROM FS 540 - FS 727. THE LAP JOINT WAS DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED, ALL DAMAGE MACHINED AWAY, RE-INSPECTED AND RE-ASSEMBLED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 087868-14.