Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
May 8, 2002
Submitted
May 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26662
Aircraft time
28,525 hours, 21,342 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AT STRINGER 23R IS CRACKED AND SEPARATING FROM INTERNAL DOUBLER. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.