Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
March 27, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft time
63,229 hours, 60,805 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
63,228 hours, 60,805 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) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE AT STATION 759.5 BELOW STRINGER 18L. HFEC WAS CARRIED OUT TO VERIFY THE CRACK AND DETERMINE THE EXTENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRACK WAS APPROX 1.4 INCHES LONG. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-3 PAGE 284 FIG. 48 SHEET 32 DETAIL X.