Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
October 31, 2003
Submitted
November 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22654
Aircraft time
63,111 hours, 51,041 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6573746
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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-14 CHECK A CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727, STR 16 RT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN FROM BS 727 TO BS 777, STR 16 RT; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED 2 EACH FILLERS, 4 EACH DOUBLERS, AND A TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW IAW AWA ER 15-5331-03267-SS2.