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
654577416
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

THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN OF THE STRINGER 14L SKIN LAP JOINT WAS FOUND SCRIBED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL FROM FS 727 TO FS 908. THE LAP JOINT AND SCRIBE LINE WERE REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER BAC S/B 737-53-1177 AND ER/A 087865-14.