Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
January 19, 2005
Submitted
January 21, 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
6545774575
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 FUSELAGE SKIN EIGHT INCHES FORWARD OF STA 727E AND BELOW STRINGER 22L. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW ECRA 5330-03410. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO INSPECT PER PART 2 WITHIN 60,000 FLIGHT CYCLES FROM REPAIR INSTALLATION AND THEN REINSPECT EVERY 25,000 CYCLES.