Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 25, 2005
Submitted
March 2, 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
65C337568
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 .375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLE AT FORWARD UPPER CORNER CUTOUT OF R-1 DOOR. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED OUT CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD UPPER CORNER CUTOUT OF R-1 DOOR; FABRICATED FILLERS, REPAIR STRAP & DOUBLER, AND TRIPLER; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW ER 03-5300-05055-ES1.