Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
February 25, 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
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Cargo
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 CARGO DOOR CUTOUT LOWER FWD CORNER EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED APPROX. .300 AS MARKED. 124-035 / [01] PERFORMED HFEC IAW NDTM PART 6;51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. CRACK CONFIRMED.<BR>CRACK LENGTH: 0.750';[OUT AS PER SRM 51-40-02;[15] CONTINUE DRILLING REPAIR DOUBLERS AT AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AS PER SRM 51-40-02;[16] CONTINUED DRILLING REPAIR AT AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER FWD EXTERIOR SKIN AS PER BOEING SRM 53-00-01-2R-21 AND EA #22-153-00684-WIP3;[17] ACCOMPLISHED FABRICATION OF REPAIRS PARTS. MATERIAL RECEIVED P/N. 2024-T3 0.080'; P.O.#1761929; 2024-T3 0.160' P.O.#1761913 AND 2024-T3 0.100' P.O.# 1745608 AND LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM-53-00-01-2R-21. REPAIR 21 TABLE 201; AND 22-153-00684-WIP3 AFT CARGO DOOR CUT OUT.;[22] TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND FUSELAGE; AS PER REF.SRM-53-00-01-2R-21;[23] MIX TIME FOR BMS 5-95. 06:30 AM. <BR>APLICATION TIME FOR BMS-5-95 SEALAN 6:45. <BR>COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF COUNTERSINK REPAIR WASHER AS PER 51-40-08.;[29] COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF ALL FASTERNERS RELATED TO AFT CARGO EXTERNAL SKIN REPAIR IN REF SRM 51-40-02;[30] FINALIZED SKIN REPAIR AT AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FORWARD LOWER CORNER IN REF 22-153-00684 WIP1 TO WIP4 AND SRM 51-40-02;[36] REMOVED ACCESS PANEL 142KW TO ACCESS REPAIR REF B737 SRM 51-40-02;[37] OK TO CLOSE PANEL 142KW.;[38] ISSUED SUMMARY EA 22-153-00684;[39] INSTALLED SIDE WALL PANEL 142KW AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02;[40] PERFORMED EA 22-153-00684.;[41] VERIFIED STEPS 39 AND 40.