Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
December 16, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23597
Aircraft time
45,316 hours, 31,581 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775594
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 727d, S-23r
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 727D / STRG. 23R : CRACK REPAIR A 3" CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF FS 727D. THE CRACK RAN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE INTERNAL BONDED INTERNAL DOUBLER JUST BELOW STRINGER 23R. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 384315-14.