Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
February 22, 2022
Submitted
April 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425LV
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29829
Aircraft time
66,161 hours, 39,000 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Elongated
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

AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL 194E SHOWS 6 EACH ELONGATED FASTENER HOLES (MARKED) / [01] PERFOREMED VISUAL AND TAP TEST INSPECTION ON PANEL 194E AND FOUND ELONGATED FASTENER HOLES ALL AROUND THE PANEL AS PER B737 NDTM 51-05-01;[02] PREPARED DAMAGED AREA FOR DRY OUR PROCCESS AS PER B737 SRM 51-70-05-2R-0 PARAGRAPH D STEP 9;[03] VERIFIED STEPS 1 AND 2. OK TO DRY-OUT.;[04] PERFORMED DRY OUT AT REPAIR AREA. REF B737-700 SRM 51-70-05-2R-0 PARAGRAPH 4 D STEP 8.;[05] VERIFIED STEP 3. OK TO APPLY REPAIR.;[06] INSTALLED FABRIC REPAIR PLIES AT REPAIR AREA ON ACCESS PANEL 194E. REF B737-700 SRM 51-70-05-2R-8 PARAGRAPH 4 FIGURE 201 REPAIR 8 AND SRM 51-70-05-2R-0 PARAGRAPH 4.;[07] VERIFIED STEP 6;[08] PERFORMED COUNTERSINK AT ALL FASTERNERS REPAIR HOLES PER SRM 51-40-08-0G-0.;[09] VERIFIED STEP 8;[10] APPLIED TOPCOAT ON AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL 194E REF B 737 AMM 51-21-73-370-803;[11] VERIFIED STEP 10