Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
October 19, 2003
Submitted
November 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22649
Aircraft time
63,014 hours, 51,751 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C3380012
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-21 CHECK A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FASTENER HOLE ON FORWARD UPPER CORNER OF R-1 DOOR, BS 292.50. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HFEC ON CRACK AND IDENTIFIED CRACK END; STOP DRILLED CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT R-1 DOOR FORWARD UPPER CORNER, BS 292.50; FABRICATED 3 EACH REPAIR DOUBLERS PER DWG 65C33800; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW EO 53-31-02.