Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
October 22, 2008
Submitted
October 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59630
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27534
Aircraft time
36,527 hours, 19,053 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C323593
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AIR CONDITONING ACCESS CUTOUT DAMAGED ON FUSELAGE, 1 INCH CRACK ON LEFT SIDE AND COMING LOOSE AT PREVIOUS DOUBLER ON AFT SIDE. INSTALLED INTERIM REPAIR TO FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 540 S-28R PER ECRA 5331-01427 AND INITIATED A DIP WHICH READS BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 79,053 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5331-01427. 53-DIP, CNTL 90817.