Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 21, 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
Skin
Part number
654580022
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fusleage
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 PANEL AT THE STRINGER 10L SKIN LAP JOINT WAS FOUND WITH A SCRIBE LINE ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH FROM FS 345 TO FS 360. THE LOWER SKIN WAS CUT BELOW THE SCRIBE AND THE DAMAGED SECTION REMOVED. THE CUT AND LAP JOINT WERE REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 386029-14, REV A.