Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
March 30, 2005
Submitted
March 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14335
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23573
Aircraft time
54,803 hours, 28,433 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654577567
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

A 3 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN DURING WALKAROUND. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 FEET FORWARD OF AFT CARGO DOOR AND 2.5 FEET BELOW WATER LINE AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 19R AND 20R (THREE FEET FORWARD OF STA 767). A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 229.