Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
December 13, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7888A
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
35124
Aircraft time
47,479 hours, 24,152 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Pulled
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 194E HAS FASTENER HOLES PULLED THROUGH AND ELONGATED ON THE LEADING AND TRAILING EDGE FASTENER HOLES. ; PANEL 194E HAS FASTENER HOLES PLLED THROGH AND ELONGATED ON THE LEADING AND TRAILING EDGE FASTENER HOLES. / [01] IDENTIFIED PANEL 194E IAW SRM 53-60-70-0I-1 FIGURE 2; SHEET 1; TABLE 2; ITEM 8. DAMAGE NOTED IS OUT OF ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-60-70-1A-1 PAR 4B(1). REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-9 PER SRM 53-60-70-2R-1 PAR 4B(2).; [07] FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS OUT OF BMS 9-3 ST 1581 LOT#1458851-1; AND BMS 8-336 LOT#1360513-1; INSTALLED USING BMS 8-301 CL1 GR1 LOT#JH1GAA7833; VACUUM BAGGED; CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND SET TO CURE USING HEATCON HOTBONDER ID: ATS883 S/N:15112530 IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-9 PAR 4J-M AND SRM 51-70-14-2R-4 PAR 5D;F;I-K(1-11).; [08] COMPLETED CURE; UNBAGGED AND TRIMMED EXCESS MATERIAL IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-9 PARA 4M AND SRM 51-70-14-2R-4 PARA 5K(11-12).; [09] INSPECTED AND VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 6; 7 AND 8. POST REPAIR UT INSPECTED PER 737NDT PART 4 51-00-02. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CAL ID E650 ATS2031; [10] SEALED INNER SURFACE REPAIRS USING EC 3501 LOT#1183B1111W; CURED; SANDED SMOOTH; DRILLED AND COUNTERSUNK FASTENER HOLES; REFINISHED TOOL SIDE SURFACE IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-9 PAR 4N-P AND AMM 51-21-99-300-802 PAR 3C(1).;