Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
January 7, 2021
Submitted
April 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7724A
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
36725
Aircraft time
36,671 hours, 19,328 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: CORROSION EXTERNAL SKIN AROUND DRAIN HOLE BTW BS 947 AND BS 967 AND BT W STR 26L AND 27L AT LOWER FUSELAGE / REMOVED CORROSION LOC ON EXTERNAL SKIN AROUND DRAIN HOLE BTW BS947 AND BS967 AND BTW STR26L AND 27L LOWER FUSELAGE, EVALUATED REWORKED AREA AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS I.A.W. B737-700 SRM 53-00-01-1A-1PARAGRAPH 4.B, ITEM 2 FIG 103, DETAIL C ALLOWABLE ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, MEASURE REWORKED AREA L=3.295", W=3.136", TOOL USED CALIPER P/N: 500-464, S/N: B12030932 AND MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS