Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
June 2, 2010
Submitted
June 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11651
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28912
Aircraft time
32,481 hours, 17,133 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

L-1 DOOR, LOWER HINGE CUTOUT, FASTENER HOLE SHOWS 2EA CRACK INDICATIONS AT APPROX 2 & 10 O'CLOCK POSITIONS IN FASTENER HOLE. FASTENER HOLE LOCATION. 3RD HOLE DOWN FROM WL 236.68 & JUST FWD OF STA 303.90. (MARKED) TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR TRIPLER, DOUBLER COMBINATION IN REF TO ECRA 5330-04025. CREATED DIP WITH THIS NON-ROUTINE FOR REPEAT INSPECTIONS PER ECRA 5330-04025 PAGE 7. ITEM 53-DIP CNTL NR 05382 BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 72,133 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSP PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5330-04025. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER THE ACCUMULATION OF 66,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 67,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR INSP DETAILS. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ECRA 5330-04025, PART 1. BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 72,133 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5330-04025. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER ACCUMULATION OF 66,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 67,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR INSP DETAILS.