Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
April 3, 2010
Submitted
April 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16647
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28908
Aircraft time
32,866 hours, 17,262 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C338151
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 STA 303 L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT FASTENER HOLE HAS CRACK INDICATION. BOTTOM FASTENER REMOVED PER EA 5330-03736. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT PER EC/RA 5330-03999. GENERATED A DIP: 53-DIP CONTROL#04376 TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5330-039999 PRIOR TO 72,262 TOTAL FLT CYCLES BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 72,262 TOTAL A/C FLT CYC, PERFORM AN QC BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 72,262 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLT INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGR AFTER CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5330-03999. ACCUMULATION OF 66,000 TOTAL FLT CYC BUT BEFORE 67,000 TOTAL PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER ACCUMULATION OF 66,000 FLT CYC FOR INSP DETAILS. TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 67,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR INSPECTION DETAILS. NOTE BEING EVALU PER DTA 14CFR25.571 1) INIT: AFTER 66000 BUT BEFORE 67000 TOTAL A/C F/C & 2) T/A: W/I 72262 TOTAL A/C F/C.