Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
July 30, 2021
Submitted
September 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32469
Aircraft time
60,089 hours, 35,684 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1016 S17-18r
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

R/H FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A DENT AT STA: 1016+ 2.25'; BETWEEN S-17R AND S-18R; DENT MEASUREMENTS; L=5.125'; W=2.5'; Y=0.061'; W/Y=40.98 ; / [01] INSPECTED DENT ON R/H FUSELAGE SKIN; AT STA: 1016+2.25'; BETWEEN S-17R AND S-18R; DENT MEASUREMENT; L=5.125'; W=2.5'; Y=0.061'; W/Y=40.98; AREA WITH OUT OF LIMITS; PER REF. B737 SRM: 53-00-01-1A-1; TABLE 102 NOTE (1)(3.0' OR MORE FROM SKIN SPLICE); [02] VERIFIED DENT ON R/H FUSELAGE SKIN; AT STA: 1016+2.25'; BETWEEN S-17R AND S-18R; DENT MEASUREMENT; L=5.125'; W=2.5'; Y=0.061'; W/Y=40.98; AREA WITH OUT OF LIMITS; [03] PERFORMED HFEC INSP. ON DENT IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED <BR>TOOL: NORTEC 600 B/C:166316 DUE:10/01/21; [04] PERFORMED INTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION ON DENT AREA. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE NOTED; [07] FOUND DENT OUT OF LIMITS; DENT IS WITHIN 3 IN. FROM A SKIN SPLICE AND A CREASE NOTED REF. B737NG SRM 53-00-01-1A-1 TABLE 102 FOOTNOTE 1; [08] CUT OUT DAMAGED DENT SECTION PER REF. B737SRM 51-10-02-0G-0; [09] VERIFIED STEP 5.; [12] PERFORMED HFEC ROTO INSP. ON EXISTING FASTENER HOLES IAW B737 NDT PART 6; 51-00-00; PROCEDURE 16. NO CRACKS NOTED <BR>TOOL:NORTEC 600 B/C:166317 DUE:10/12/21

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