Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 21, 2005
Submitted
February 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Aircraft time
61,644 hours, 39,034 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65734577566
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-18 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 874, A .5 INCH ABOVE STR 24 RT RIVET ROW. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 874, STR 24 RT; FABRICATED A DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW 53-00-10 FIG 229.