Service difficulty report · Lap Joint · Boeing 737282

Difficulty date
September 10, 2003
Submitted
January 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824AL
Make and model
Boeing 737282
Aircraft serial
23045
Part
Lap Joint
Part number
6546533
Condition
Damaged
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

TRIMMED BONDED DOUBLER ABOVE EXISTING FASTENER PATTERN LEAVING ED FOR FINAL FASTENER INSTALL. OPENED DISCREPANT COUNTERSINK HOLE TO .75 INCH DIAMETER. VERIFIED CRACK FREE USING HFEC. HOLE OPENED UP TO 1 INCH INSURANCE CUT. FABBED .032/.036 INCH THICK CIRCULAR FILLER, .040 INCH THICK TEAR STRAP SPLICE-STRAP, .036/.040 INCH THICK FILLER FOR BONDED DOUBLER, TWO .40 INCH THICK TAPERED FILLERS FROM 2024 T-3 CLAD ALUMINUM. ALODINED, PRIMED ALL BARE EDGES AND REPAIR PARTS WITH BMS 10-11 TYPE 1 PRIMER. INSTALL FILLERS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SB 737-53A1177, REV 6 REQUIREMENTS MAINTAINING A 2 INCH MINIMUM RADIUS AND .5 INCH MAXIMUM EXTERNAL RADIUS ON DOUBLER, TRIPLER. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)