Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 7372U9

Difficulty date
July 5, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149AW
Make and model
Boeing 7372U9
Aircraft serial
22575
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
654549517
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wbl 172
Part time
60,162 hours, 44,754 cycles
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

D: PHX- While performing routine maintenance a 2" crack was found, (visually) on the L/H wing upper skin surface at WBL 172. The crack went from the Aft edge of skin panel Fwd though one rivit hole and to the next rivit hole Fwd where it terminated.C: Maintenance repaired the crack per AWA engineering repair E.R. 15-5724-01182-DL1 and associated 8110-3. The repair is based off Boeing S/B 737-57-1144.

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