Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373TO

Difficulty date
July 30, 2005
Submitted
August 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70353
Make and model
Boeing 7373TO
Aircraft serial
23591
Aircraft time
52,254 hours, 27,306 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545744
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 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW THE LT REAR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, STA 727D - 727E, S23L DURING WALKAROUND. DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5330-03469. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO PERFORM AN INITIAL INSPECTION WITHIN 60,000 FLIGHT CYCLES FROM REPAIR INSTALLATION AND TO ACCOMPLISH SUBSEQUENT REPEAT INSPECTIONS EVERY 25,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.

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