Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
November 12, 2001
Submitted
November 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22650
Aircraft time
59,697 hours, 48,746 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6573742
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

PHX - MAJOR REPAIR - C - 9 CRACKS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN .125 INCH LONG ORIGINATING FROM FASTENER HOLES ALONG STR 17L, STA 390 TO 415 VERIFIED BY HFEC. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AND FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER, INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIG 25, PG 88A.