Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
May 21, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft time
53,957 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Component
Lt Side Of Fus
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) CRACK FOUND LT SIDE OF FUSELAGE FORWARD UPPER CORNER OF WINDOW NR 4 AT BODY STATION 420 AND STRINGER NR 11 LT RECTIFICATION: HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 53-30-3 IN REPAIR AREA AT LT FUSELAGE AS 420 STR 11 LT, (NO CRACKS DETECTED). SKIN REPAIRED IAW B737 SRM