Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
May 29, 2005
Submitted
June 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23674
Aircraft time
51,344 hours, 27,727 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Skin
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT AFT EDGE OF EQ COOLING EXHAUST OUTLET BS 378 LBL 02. *S/D* DURING REPAIR DETAILED IN MM53-30-99 (DOUBLER INSTALLATION), THE EXISITNG INTERNAL DOUBLER AROUND PERIMETER OF THE CUTOUT WAS TORN ADJACENT TO THE SKIN CRACK. THIS MAJOR REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED AND MUST BE REPLACED BY 6000 CYCLES.