# SDR ASAA2016042016616

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 20, 2016
- Submitted: May 6, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N760AS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N760AS), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-4Q8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-4Q8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4q8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 25098
- Aircraft time: 73,107 hours, 42,063 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 65C337532
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Bs 294-280
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2016042016616

## Discrepancy

FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT THE R1 DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT NDT HAS VERIFIED.  ACFT GROUNDED.  REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW 53-10-01-2R-15. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 60000 TOTAL FLT CYCLES OR 3,000 FLT CYCLES FROM INSTALLATION OF REPAIR.  TOTAL FLT CYCLES AND HRS AT TIME OF REPAIR 42,063 CYCLES 73,106: 32 HRS, FOR INTERVAL AND METHOD, REF D6-38669.

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