SDR AWXA9900159

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date: April 24, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N185AW
Make and model: Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial: 22652
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
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

IN MAINTENANCE, FOUND SKIN CRACK, FUSELAGE LT SIDE AFT OF UPPER WING TO BODY FAIRING, 1 INCH LONG. VERIFIED BY HFEC AND MARKED ENDS. REPAIRED WITH BLIND RIVET REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3, FIG 6, INSPECT BLIND RIVET REPAIR AT 3000 FLT CYC THEN 2500 FLT CYC THERE AFTER. REPLACE WITH SOLID RIVET REPAIR IF LOOSE RIVET FOUND OR AT 10,000 FLT CYC.