Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
March 10, 2003
Submitted
March 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23219
Aircraft time
56,258 hours, 43,706 cycles
Engine time
0 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T363
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

PHX - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON L/H FUSELAGE BETWEEN BS 500D AND BS 520, BELOW STRINGER 12 L/H. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN; PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01, FIG. 202.

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