Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
March 25, 2025
Submitted
April 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5233A
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
34029
Aircraft time
54,783 hours, 26,417 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 100
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

AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT HAS GOUGE ON EXTERNAL PLATING UPPER AFT CORNER MARKED. UPON FURTHER EVAULATION DEFECT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN PAINT AND PRIMER AND DID NOT PENERATRATE INTO THE FUSELAGE SKIN IAW ESR RESPONSE 25-10536 RESTORED EXTERIOR FINISH AT AFT UPPER CORNER OF AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT EXTERNAL SKIN IAW B737 AMM 51-21-99-300-802 AND INSTALLED FASTENER IAW B737 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0, AND BOEING DWG# 146A2350 ID::0149 REV.B.

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