Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
February 27, 2001
Submitted
March 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21747
Aircraft time
59,427 hours, 45,861 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

SEVERAL FATIGUE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR AND FORWARD OF THE STA 360 PRODUCTION JOINT. *S/U* FASTENER HOLE CRACKED AT STR 15R WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 43. FASTENER HOLES CRACKED AT STR 16R WERE REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 6.