Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
January 14, 2005
Submitted
January 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59302
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23353
Aircraft time
58,622 hours, 30,353 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775594
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 .5 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AFT OF RT WING TO BODY FAIRING, 10 INCHES AFT OF EMERGENCY LIGHT (JUST 2 INCHES FORWARD OF BS 727E AT S23R). INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR IAW ECRA 5330-03409. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO INSPECT THE REPAIR WITHIN 60,000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER PART 2A AND REINSPECT EVERY 25,000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER PART 2B.