Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
November 15, 2003
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
22117
Part
Skin
Part number
6520722
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

TRIMMED OUT CRACK, VERIFIED CRACK FREE USING HFEC INSPECTION. ENLARGED TRIM BY .040 INCH INSURANCE CUT. HFEC INSPECTED ALL FASTENER HOLES. FABRICATED A .071 INCH STRUCTURAL FILLER, .063 INCH INNER PLATE, .063 INCH PLATE, .125 OUTER PLATE AND .0180 INCH THICK FILLER FROM 2024-T3 CLAD SHEET AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1. ALODINED AND TWO COATS BMS 10-79, TYPE III PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS AND EXPOSED SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED A FILLET SEAL OF BMS 5-95 AROUND THE EDGES OF THE REPAIR. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW ECO 3396. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)