Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
April 1, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23442
Aircraft time
47,102 hours, 32,401 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65458001205
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF PERMANENT REPAIR OF FUSELAGE SKIN/DOUBLER CRACKING, ADDITIONAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN BOTH. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND TWO EXTERNAL DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED WITH SOLID FASTENERS PER ER/A 366481-14, REV C.