Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
August 28, 2021
Submitted
September 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N758SW
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
27873
Aircraft time
74,045 hours, 43,671 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACK EXTERNAL SKIN CLOSURE ANGLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS1088 TO BS1132 RH SIDE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR ; 2021-384481 / [01] REMOVED CLOSURE ANGLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS1088 TO BS1132 RH SIDE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-02 AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON AREA AND NOT FOUND ANY DAMAGE; [02] STEP 1 CERTIFIED; [03] DRILLED HOLES ON NEW CLOSURE ANGLE IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-05 AND COUNTERSUNK HOLES IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-08; [04] LATE ENTRY EVALUATED CLOSURE ANGLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS1088 TO BS1132 RH SIDE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR AND NOT FOUND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE MUST BE REPLACED; [05] COMPLETE STEP 3 AND 4. RII; [06] APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT ON HOLES OF NEW CLOSURE NGLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS1088 TO BS1132 RH SIDE IAW B737-700 SRM 51-20-01; [07] OBTAINED OK TO INSTALL NEW CLOSURE ANGLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS1088 TO BS1132 RH SIDE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR AND FASTENERS; [08] COMPLETED STEP #6; [09] OK TO INSTALL CLOSURE ANGLE.<BR>ITEM#7<BR>RII; [10] INSTALLED NEW CLOSURE ANGLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS1088 TO BS1132 RH SIDE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR AND FASTENERS IAW B737-700 SRM 51-40-02 AND DRAWING 148A8300-2 REV C; [11] COMPLETED STEP #10.<BR>RII ITEM; [12] REPLACED CLOSURE ANGLE LOCATED BETWEEN BS1088 TO BS1132 RH SIDE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR IAW B737-700 SRM 51-10-02 ITEM 9 SRM 51-40-02 AND DRAWING 148A8300-2 REV C; [13] TASK COMPLETED RII