B737 captain notes aircraft with peeling paint causing non-rvsm status.

Attributes
ACN	734733
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	734733
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Once again; another B737 with paint peeling in the critical rvsm area; causing it to have the cf limitation of FL280 and below. This creates additional preflight duties and limits the efficiency of the operation. It can cause potential safety issues associated with icing; turbulence and convective activity. These issues did not affect this flight; but have in the past with another aircraft non-rvsm; due to paint peeling. One aircraft has had this limitation since mar/xa/07. The appearance of our aircraft is non-professional and doesn't represent quality and safety. The paint issue needs to become an operational and safety priority.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CAPTAIN NOTES ACFT WITH PEELING PAINT CAUSING NON-RVSM STATUS.

Narrative: ONCE AGAIN; ANOTHER B737 WITH PAINT PEELING IN THE CRITICAL RVSM AREA; CAUSING IT TO HAVE THE CF LIMITATION OF FL280 AND BELOW. THIS CREATES ADDITIONAL PREFLT DUTIES AND LIMITS THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OP. IT CAN CAUSE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ICING; TURB AND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THESE ISSUES DID NOT AFFECT THIS FLT; BUT HAVE IN THE PAST WITH ANOTHER ACFT NON-RVSM; DUE TO PAINT PEELING. ONE ACFT HAS HAD THIS LIMITATION SINCE MAR/XA/07. THE APPEARANCE OF OUR ACFT IS NON-PROFESSIONAL AND DOESN'T REPRESENT QUALITY AND SAFETY. THE PAINT ISSUE NEEDS TO BECOME AN OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY PRIORITY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.