Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
February 14, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30162
Aircraft time
51,994 hours, 23,752 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A65522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 298-308
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

R-1 DOOR UPPER INNER SKIN AT HINGE TORQUE TUBE COUPLING CRACKED. ACFT GROUNDED. COMPLIED WITH EA COMPARTMENT 52EA-14676 IAW ASSOCIATED FNA FORM 9100-9 THIS IS A CATAGORY B REPAIR 1ST AND 2ND STAGE APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED, THIRD STAGE APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 50,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES.