Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 8, 2011
Submitted
July 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23985
Aircraft time
60,443 hours, 40,460 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

Q4 CHECK - PREVIOUSLY BLENDED AREA OF FUSELAGE SKIN IS OUT OF LIMITS AT BS312, S24R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW B737 SRM 53-00-01 REP 31, FIG 201 DETAIL XII.