Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
September 7, 2002
Submitted
September 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22654
Aircraft time
60,195 hours, 48,949 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545765725
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-13 CHECK A .125 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON SKIN AT TEAR STRAP AFT, BS 420, STR 10 RT, CONFIRMED HFEC INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGE AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATED 2 EACH REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLERS, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-200 SRM 53-30-3.