Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
June 22, 2006
Submitted
June 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24642
Aircraft time
46,662 hours, 32,884 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin Panel
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

SKIN APPEARS TO BE CRACKED ABOVE STRINGER ON LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE ABOVE AND AFT OF REPAIR SURROUNDING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AFT OF WING TRAILING EDGE. REMOVED DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER-TRIPLER FILLER SKIN LAP REPAIR.