Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
August 10, 2006
Submitted
August 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24641
Aircraft time
47,316 hours, 33,098 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
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

RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE IS CRACKED APPROX 4 INCHES JUST AFT OF EXISTING REPAIR. START AND STOP OF CRACK MARKED. CRACK IS FWD OF AFT CARGO DOOR. MAJOR REPAIR: REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR.