Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 19, 2005
Submitted
October 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24540
Aircraft time
45,412 hours, 31,889 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

FUSELAGE HAS THREE INCH CRACK BEHIND LT WING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AREA. ACCOMPLISHED CATEGORY B REPAIR REF. SRM 53-00-01. CRITICAL FASTNER ROW WILL NEED INSPECTION AT 60,000 CYCLES AFTERINSTALLATION OF REPAIR. ** MF5633 CREATED TO MONITOR **