Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
May 11, 2010
Submitted
May 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16642
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28903
Aircraft time
33,837 hours, 17,482 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6517684
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

STA 303 LOWER HINGE CUTOUT BOTTOM FASTENER HOLE HAS CRACK INDICATION ON HFEC PROBE INSP REF EA 5330-03736 STEP 20. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER AT STA 303 L1 DOOR HINGE CUTOUT, REPAIR WAS COMPLIED WITH PER ECRA 5330- 04019, ISSUED DIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5330-04016. DIP CNTRL NUMBER 05029. BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 72,482 TOTAL A/C FLT CYC, PERFORM AN INSP PER PART 2 OF ECRA. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGR AFTER THE ACCUMULATION OF 66,000 TOTAL FLT CYC BUT BEFORE 67,000 TOTAL FLT CYC FOR INSP DETAILS.