Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
May 15, 2003
Submitted
June 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
63,256 hours, 50,532 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800219
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-15 CHECK A .375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT FASTENER HOLE ON FUSELAGE SKIN, LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF R-1 DOOR CUTOUT BS 294.5. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FASTENER AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF R-1 DOOR CUTOUT BS 294.5; PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK CONTAINED; FABRICATED A DOUBLER; AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW SB 737-53-1074, AND ER 15-5313-03148-ES3.