Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
April 20, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24637
Aircraft time
49,769 hours, 34,225 cycles
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

CRACK ON AFT LT LOWER FUSELAGE AFT OF WING SCAN LIGHT AFT OF PREVIOUS RPR, CRACK IS ON THE EDGE OF A STRINGER. [SUP 05-08-07] MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: DAMAGED AREA CUTOUT. MFG'D & INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND FILLER REPAIR.