Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
April 2, 2015
Submitted
April 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
27082
Aircraft time
65,799 hours, 44,206 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655298873
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 945-960
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 AT FWD SIDE OF L2 DOOR HINGE LOWER CUTOUT IS DAMAGED. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED SKIN IAW EA 400, 53EA, 14954, REV NEW.