Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737375

Difficulty date
April 14, 2004
Submitted
April 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336AW
Make and model
Boeing 737375
Aircraft serial
23707
Aircraft time
55,848 hours, 30,236 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545774575
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 - DURING 8-DAY CHECK A 1.74 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES BELOW AND FWD OF RIGHT FUSELAGE AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING AND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BS 727D, STR 21 & STR 22 RIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED SKIN AT BS 727D, BETWEEN STR 21 & STR 22 RIGHT; FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 229, DETAIL 11.