Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
April 24, 2016
Submitted
May 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134AS
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
25314
Aircraft time
56,044 hours, 25,711 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 727d
Part time
56,044 hours, 25,711 cycles
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

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A 1.25" CRACK UNDER THE NR 3 VHF ANTENNA. FOUND WHILE ACCOMPLISHING HFEC INSPECTION AT BS 727D, LBL1-RBL1. WL.148. REMOVED ALL FASTNERS COMMON TO SB B737-53-1287. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER FROM 2024-T3 0.071 PO AVIM15101500030 AND A 2024-T3 FILLER FROM 0.063, PO AVIA15062400021 IAW SB 737-53-1287, FIG 20. CUT OUT CRACKED CONDITION AND PREFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION IAW SB 737-53-1287 AND DWG 65C37049-3 FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED AND DEBURRED ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW SB 737-53-1287 AND DWG 65C37049-3. ALODINE AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SB 737-53-1287 DWG 65C37049-3AND SRM 51-40-02.

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