Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 6, 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
Access Panel
Condition
Elongated
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

ELONGATED HOLES ON ACCESS PANEL 194E AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING ; 2021-384558 / [01] PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON FASTENER HOLES OF ACCESS PANEL 194E AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING AND FOUND WITH CRACK AND EVALUATED AND FOUND OUT LIMITS TO REPAIR DUE TO EXCEED 50% OF FASTENER HOLES DAMAGED AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-70-05-2R-8 FIG 201. FWD SIDE IN DIAMETER ARE: #1= 0.45 IN. #2= 0.45 IN. #3= 0.35 IN. #4= 0.60 IN. #5= 0.50 IN. #6= 0.40 IN. #7= 0.40 IN. O/B SIDE IN DIAMETER IS: #8= 0.40 IN. AFT SIDE IN DIAMETER ARE: #9= 0.50 IN. #10= 0.45 IN. #11= 0.55 IN. #12= 0.50 IN. #13= 0.33 IN. TOOL USED: CALIPER P/N 500-197-30 S/N 15121550 DUE DATE: 03-AUG-22.; [02] STEP 1 COMPLETED.; [03] REPLACED ACCESS PANEL 194E AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING I.A.W B737-700 AMM 53-51-21-400-801; [04] REPLACED ACCESS PANEL 194E AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING I.A.W B737-700 AMM 53-51-21-400-801<BR>TASK COMPLETED