Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
August 23, 2004
Submitted
August 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61304
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23355
Aircraft time
56,682 hours, 29,459 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Skin
Part number
65C27755
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

INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN EXTERNAL SKIN BETWEEN STA 947.5 AND 967, S10L TO S11L (L-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT FORWARD CORNER RADIUS JUST BELOW THE RAIN GUTTER). A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-60-01, FIGURE 205. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REINSPECT THE AREA WHEN AIRFRAME HAS ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 60,000 CYCLES. THEN ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS EVERY 4,000 CYCLES THEREAFTER AND WITHIN EVERY 15,000 CYCLES AFTER INITIAL, ACCOMPLISH MFEC INSPECTION OF BEARSTRAP INTERNALLY.