Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
February 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16648
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28909
Aircraft time
31,946 hours, 16,889 cycles
Part
Skin
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

SUPPORT TASK - EA 5330-03736 LOWER HINGE CUTOUT FOR L-1 DOOR HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT LWR HOLE IN INSP AREAS. REPAIRED PER ECRA 5330-03997. GENERATED DIP TO READ "FOR L-1 DOOR LWR HINGE CUTOUT ACCOMP AN INSP OF REPAIR BEFORE ACCUM OF 71889 TOT AC FLT CYC PER PT 2 OF ECRA5330-03997. PLAN TO CONT ENG AFTER ACCUM OF 66000 TOT FLT CYC BUT BEFORE 670 00 TOT FLT CYCL FOR INSP DETAILS. QC ACCOMPLISH AN INSPECTION OF THE REPAIR BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 71,889 TOTAL ACFT FLT CYCLES PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5330-03997. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER ACCUMULATION OF 66,000 TOTAL FLT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 67,000 TOTAL FLT CYCLES FOR INSPECTION DETAILS. 1) INIT: AFTER 66000 BUT BEFORE 67000 TOTAL ACFT F/C & 2) T/A: W/I 71889 TOTAL A/C F/C-ODEE