Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
October 22, 2000
Submitted
November 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912MP
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
19607
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
48,612 hours
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

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SECTION 41, RT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE LOCATION, STA 227.8, BS 211.8, WL 215, WL 217, WL 221.5, AND WL 222. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE CRACK WAS SKIN FATIGUE. (X)