Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
June 11, 2010
Submitted
June 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17614
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27327
Aircraft time
42,314 hours, 22,510 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, FWD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT AREA, HOLE CRACK INDICATION AT STA 302.9 THIRD FASTENER BELOW WL 236.68 (REF EA 5330-03736 CIRCLE NOTE 3 FIG 5 LAST LWR HOLE). INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IN REF ECRA 5330-04031. INITIATED DIP AS FOLLOW;" BEFORE ACCUMULATION 77,510 TOTAL A/C FLT. CYCLE, PERFORM IN SPT. PER PART 2 OF ECAR 5330-04031. PLANNING CONTACT ENG AFTER ACCUMULATION OF 70K FLT CYCLE BUT BEFORE 71K FLT CYCLE. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ECRU 5330-04031, PART 1. BEFORE THE ACCUMULATION OF 77,510 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRU 5330-04031. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER ACCUMULATION OF 70,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 71,000 TOTAL FLT CYCLES FOR IMPS DETAILS. 1) INIT: AFTER 70,000 BUT BEFORE 71,000 TOTAL A/C F/C & 2) T/A: W/I 77150 TOTAL A/C F/C.