Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
July 29, 2004
Submitted
August 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19357
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23841
Aircraft time
41,734 hours, 41,550 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AND CRACKED BETWEEN STA 500D + 10 AND 520, S12L. THE CRACK WAS 1.4 INCHES LONG. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5330-03361. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO PERFORM A PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 12 MONTHS.