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
6545769545
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 .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON PREVIOUS REPAIR AT FASTENER HOLE OF LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN BS 454, RBL 3. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE ON PREVIOUS REPAIR AT FASTENER HOLE OF LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN BS 454, RBL 3; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER, A STRINGER FILLER, 5 EACH STRUCTURAL FILLERS, A DOUBLERS, AND A TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ER 15-5331-03311-ES1.