Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
April 10, 2002
Submitted
May 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22646
Aircraft time
61,094 hours, 49,368 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
6546881
Condition
Cracked
Part time
0 hours, 0 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

YVR - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-20 CHECK A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AT AUXILIARY POWER UNIT DISCHARGE DISC (RED) ATTACH RIVET. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACK AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED, FABRICATED A SMALL REPAIR DOUBLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-200 SRM 53-30-3, FIG.43, PG. 175.