Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
October 4, 2002
Submitted
October 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22651
Aircraft time
60,444 hours, 49,246 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800
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

DURING C-20 CHECK A 1 1/2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN L-1 DOOR CUTOUT BELOW LOWER SCUFF PLATE, APPROXIMATELY 10 INCH FORWARD OF AFT LOWER CORNER BS 334 - 336, STR 17 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER, STRAP, WEB, AND COVER PLATE AT BS 334 - 336, STR 17 LT TO ACCESS DAMAGED AREA; REMOVED CRACK AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK NO LONGER EXISTS; REINSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, STRAP, WEB, AND COVER PLATE PER E.O. 53-44-01.