Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 19, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 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
654578988
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-17 CHECK A .7500 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT COUNTERSUNK FASTENER HOLE BS 436, (0) BL. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGE AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACK EXISTS; FABRICATED A FILLER, DOUBLER, SPACER RING, AND REINFORCING RING; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW 03-5331-03268-ES1.