Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
May 24, 2014
Submitted
June 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28885
Aircraft time
54,074 hours, 30,325 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800219
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

FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED 0.156 INCHES LONG AT THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT FWD EDGE OF LWR HINGE CUTOUT. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED SKIN AT R1 DOOR CUTOUT AT LOWER HINGE CUTOUT IAW EA AD20140521-400-53-104.