Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 22, 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
655298873
Condition
Damaged
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

SCRIBE MARKS FOUND ON THE LOWER SKIN OF THE LAP SPLICE AT S10L, BETWEEN BS 908 TO 1016. A NEW SKIN PANEL IS TO BE INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE NEW PANEL WAS NOTED TO HAVE DISCREPANCIES. THE SUBJECT SKIN PANEL WAS REWORKED AT BS 908, S-14L PER ERA 386020-14, IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SUBJECT PANEL.