Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 13, 2003
Submitted
September 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N186AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22653
Aircraft time
62,039 hours, 50,495 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Skin
Part number
6545849158
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING C-16 CHECK 2 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN AT FASTENER HOLE OF R-2 DOOR CUTOUT AT FORWARD LOWER CORNER. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED AN INNER PLATE, OUTER PLATE, AND A FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-200 SRM 53-30-3, PG. 200-227, FIG. 46.