Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 14, 2004
Submitted
January 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N186AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22653
Aircraft time
62,853 hours, 51,058 cycles
Part
Skin
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

PHX - MAJOR REPAIR - A 2.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AT STR 24 LEFT BETWEEN BS 927 AND BS 947. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGE IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STR 24 LEFT BETWEEN BS 927 AND BS 947; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 15-5331-04014-KB1.