Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
January 14, 2003
Submitted
January 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23155
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN AREA AT BS 520 MAINTAINING A .50 INCH MINIMUM RADIUS AND 2D EDGE MARGIN. VERIFIED EDGE OF TRIM USING HFEC METHOD. ENLARGED TRIMMED AREA BY .04 INCH AS AN INSURANCE CUT. FABRICATED TWO .063 INCH STRUCTURAL FILLERS AND A .071 INCH DOUBLER FROM 2024-T3 CLAD MATERIAL. FINISHED ALL BARE ALUMINUM WITH ALODINE AND TWO COATS BMS 10-11, TYPE 1 PRIMER. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS, HI-LOCKS AND RIVETS WET WITH BMS 5-95 SEALANT BETWEEN THE FAYING SURFACES. APPLIED A FILLET SEAL OF BMS 5-95 AROUND THE EDGES. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW ECO 3324, FIURE 1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)