Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
May 13, 2016
Submitted
May 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
27082
Aircraft time
68,192 hours, 46,204 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C323654
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727d-727f
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

CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727D+2" BELOW STR 23R AT CHEM MILL STEP. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 53-00-01-2R-31, DETAIL VII. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR. INSPECTION THRESHOLD SET AT 66,000 CYCLES. REFER TO THE OPERATORS REPAIR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR METHODS AND INTERVALS. REF SRM 53-00-01-2R-31, TABLE IX.