Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 19, 2003
Submitted
October 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Aircraft time
57,712 hours, 36,775 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545778104
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-17 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN OF LOWER R-2 DOOR HINGE CUTOUT BS 947. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN OF LOWER R-2 DOOR HINGE CUTOUT BS 947 AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 53-60-01, FIG 207, SHEETS 1 & 5.