Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
February 4, 2003
Submitted
March 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23154
Part
Skin
Part number
6546548
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 OUT DAMAGED AREA. HFEC VERIFIED CUTOUT. ENLARGED TRIMMED AREA BY .040 INCH INSURANCE CUT. FABRICATED A .050 INCH THICK REPAIR PLATE FROM 2024-T3. ALODINED AND PRIMED ALL BARE SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS WET WITH BMS 5-95 USING FASTENERS IDENTIFIED IN TABLE 1. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 1. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)