Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737296

Difficulty date
June 27, 2002
Submitted
August 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737296
Aircraft time
55,177 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
56,297 hours, 43,534 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

(CAN) TWO FATIGUE CRACKS FOUND IN RT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA. 727A & 727B AND BETWEEN STR 14R & 19R ABOVE EXISTING REPAIR AT SAME LOCATION. ONE CRACK IS HORIZONTAL 1.5 INCHES AND OTHER VERTICAL 1 INCH LONG. EXISTING DOUBLER REMOVED AND REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 53-30-3 AND BOEING 737-100/200 PRELIMINARY COPY GENERAL FUSILAGE SKIN REPAIR FIGURE 48 DETAILS 1 THRU 9.