Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 28, 2022
Submitted
January 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29528
Aircraft time
60,843 hours, 25,276 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
144A33213
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 GROUNDED: CRACK IN INNER SKIN IS HORIZONTAL APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH. FORWARD END OF CRACK IS LOCATED 2.7 INCHES AFT OF STIFFENER AND 0.6 INCHES BELOW NEAREST FASTENER HOLE. STA 663, STR 18L AND WATERLINE 0. PERFORMED A FLUSH DOUBLER REPAIR PER EA AND SRM.