Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
November 22, 2009
Submitted
November 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12322
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23373
Aircraft time
73,060 hours, 33,377 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C30802
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

DURING CSCAN INSP FOUND SKIN CRACK 6 INCHES FWD OF STA 767 AT STRINGER S23L CRACK APPROX 2 INCHES LONG CRACK ENDS VERIFIED AND MARKED WITH HFEC REPAIRED SKIN AT STA 767, 6 INCHES FWD STR 23L REF SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 31 DIP INITIATED PER ECRA 5331-01399 UPDATE CONDITION OF DIP STATE: BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 60,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR OR CONTACT ENGINEERING TO PERFORM A REPAIR ASSESSMENT //QC//BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 60,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR OR CONTACT ENGINEERING TO PERFORM A REPAIR ASSESSMENT. ECRA 5331-01399. DIP CTL NUMBER 02131 LIMIT: TA: BEFORE 60000 TOTAL CYC.