Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
August 19, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24244
Aircraft time
52,981 hours, 29,173 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

FOUND FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN CRACKED AT STR 10R AT SKIN LAP BS 708 TO BS 710. REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR.