Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 2, 2016
Submitted
May 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29526
Aircraft time
49,941 hours, 20,118 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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MX. DURING UPGRADE OF GOGO ATG4 SYS IN THE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT MULTIPLE DOUBLER ATTACH HOLES. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA 259704 & SRM 51-40-02.