Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
June 5, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951WP
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22951
Aircraft time
49,734 hours, 33,566 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545775594
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 3 INCH CRACK AT FS 727D JUST ABOVE STRINGER 23R RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED DOUBLER EDGE. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 4 X 1 INCH CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 385208-14, REV B.

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