Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
September 1, 2021
Submitted
April 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229WN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
32498
Aircraft time
53,178 hours, 31,536 cycles
Part
Panel
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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: PANEL 194BL FWD LOWER FASTENER HOLE IS PULLED THROUGH AND CRACKED ; / [01] IDENTIFIED PANEL 194BL IAW SRM 53-60-70-0I-1 TABLE 2 FIGURE 2 ITEM 10. DAMAGE AT DISCREPANT LOCATION EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-60-70-1A-1 PARAGRAPH 4.C(3). DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-10 AS DIRECTED BY SRM 53-60-70-2R-1.; [02] REMOVED DAMAGED PLIES AND TAPER SANDED BOTH TOOL AND BAG OF DISCREPANT AREA. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-10 PARAGRAPH 4.A-C.; [03] VALIDATED REPAIR PER SRM 51-70-05-2R-10; [04] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 1 AND 2<BR><BR>VALIDATED REPAIR PER SRM 51-70-05-2R-10; [05] FABRICATED REPAIR PLIES WITH BMS 8-79 CL3 STYLE 1581 LOT#1458373-1; BMS 8-79 CL3 STYLE 120 LOT#1464915-1; AND ONE ADHESIVE PLY WITH BMS 5-129 TYPE 2 GR.05; LOT#1464324-2; INSTALLED; LEAK CHECKED GOOD; AND SET TO CURE PER SRM 51-70-05-2R-10 PAR.4 STEPS D-F.; [06] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 5; [11] REFINISHED REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 51-70-05-2R-10 PARA 4.H.; [12] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEM 11. REPAIR COMPLETE.