Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737282

Difficulty date
September 24, 2003
Submitted
January 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824AL
Make and model
Boeing 737282
Aircraft serial
23045
Part
Skin
Part number
656259442
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

CLEANED OUTER SKIN AT EACH MOUNTING HOLE. OVER-DRILLED ELONGATED HOLES TO RESTORE HOLES TO CIRCULAR SHAPE. TRIMMED OUT CRACK DAMAGED HOLE LARGE ENOUGH TO REMOVE CRACK TO RECTANGULAR SHAPE. HFEC VERIFIED HOLES CRACK FREE. FABRICATED CIRCULAR AND RECTANGULAR DOUBLERS FROM .25 INCH THICK, MIL-T-9046, CONDITION ANNEALED TYPE III, COM C TITANIUM SHEET. WET INSTALLED DOUBLERS WITH MBS 5-63 SEALANT AND 5/32 MONEL RIVETS. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW ECO 3302. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)