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
6545767575
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 SKIN OF THE STRINGER 14L LAP JOINT WAS FOUND WITH A SCRIBE LINE ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH FROM FS 360-540. THE LAP JOINT AND SCRIBE WERE COMPLETELY CUT OUT TO REMOVE ALL DAMAGE. THE AREA WAS RESTORED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER BAC S/B 737-53-1177 AND ER/A 087863-14.