Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 23, 2019
Submitted
April 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34222
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28931
Aircraft time
65,465 hours, 23,395 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141A3521
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 375-420
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

ACCOMPLISH INTERIM REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 375 AND S TA 420 AND STR 19R & STR 21R PER UNITED EC/RA 5331-02363. ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02363. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 48,000 CYCLES BUT BEFORE 49,000 CYC LES FROM THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. ACCOMPLISH INTERIM REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 375 AND S TA 420 AND STR 420 & STR 21R PER UNITED EC/RA 5331-02363. ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 50,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02363. PLANNING T O CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 48,000 CYCLES BUT BEFORE 49,000 CYCL ES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. PERFORM AN INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02363. PLANNING CYCL ES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREM