Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 17, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22656
Aircraft time
63,310 hours, 51,533 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6573742
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-15 CHECK INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON EXISTING REPAIR ON EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BS 908, STR 27 LT TO STR 28 LT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLERS AT BS 908, STR 27 LT TO STR 28 LT; PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION AND FOUND CRACK AT FASTENER HOLE; CUT OUT CRACK AREA OF SKIN; FABRICATED A DOUBLER, FILLER, AND TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-200 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 48.