Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 23, 2005
Submitted
February 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Aircraft time
61,664 hours, 39,034 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654576972
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 .1875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLE AT BS 445, BL 0. MAINTENANCE REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AT BS 445, BL 0; PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF CUT OUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER AND DOUBLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ER 03-5331-05034-RC1.