Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
November 25, 2002
Submitted
December 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23347
Aircraft time
47,897 hours, 32,719 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Keel Beam
Stage of operation
IN
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

SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE KEEL BEAM LOWER SKIN PANEL FROM FS 661 TO FS 727. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REPLACED PER S/B 737-53-1104. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.