Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
April 8, 2006
Submitted
April 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14346
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23584
Aircraft time
55,329 hours, 28,661 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545768265
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 390 S21r
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 0.125 INCH CRACK AT FASTENER IN FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF STA 390, S21R. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5331-01229 AND A DIP WAS INITIATED TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 6,000 FLIGHT CYCLES OR 24 MONTHS WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST FROM ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE INTERIM REPAIR.