Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 1, 2007
Submitted
December 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24539
Aircraft time
50,544 hours, 34,219 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

FWD GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT, LWR AFT CORNER IS CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR; REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER-TRIPLER REPAIR.